Species Detail Forb

Flower heads		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Baileya pleniradiata - woolly desert marigold Synonyms: Baileya perennis Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Asteraceae
Flower heads


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual or perennial Similar Species: Baileya multiradiata
General Desc: This marigold is found only in the Southwest. It is one of the longest-blooming and most common wildflowers in Arizona.
Identification notes: Stems leafy well above the middle and flower stems mostly less than 4 inches long, distinguishes this species from Baileya multiradiata.
Height: 1 to 5 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Desert roadsides, sandy soils.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 4900 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Yellow Shape: Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Mar - Jun
Description: May also flower from October to November. Only 1 flower per stem.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Grayish-green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Pinnatifid Leaf Margin: Lobed Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Stems are woolly and colors range from grayish-green to nearly white. Basal leaves generally wither by time of flower.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Cylindrical, distinctly angled; ribs of angles most prominent.


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