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 Leaves and flowers University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Plant Kirstin Phillips @ @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Attribution-Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) |  Phyllaries Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Hymenoxys rusbyi
General Desc:
Stems arise from a woody base, mostly 5 to 20, erect, slender, branched above, usually green, rarely tinged with purplish-red; herbage with or without hairs, long soft hairs tufted in the axils of persistent leaf bases; ray and disc flowers yellow.
Identification notes: Perennial herb; branching woody base; leaves narrow, sometimes lobed, basal leaves may be present at flowering, hairy at the base; stem leaves 5 to 20; yellow flower heads have 7 to 14 ray and 25 to 75 disc flowers.
Height:
4 to 14 inches
Habitat Description: Open habitats, forest edges, and roadsides.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 5000 - 9000 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Sep
Description:
Flower heads of 25 to 75 or more disc flowers and 7 to 14 ray flowers arranged on branching stems of up to 12 flower heads; stems may be very hairy near their tip; bracts in 2 nearly equal series, outer series united at the base.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Basal leaves sometimes present until flowering; stem leaves alternate, abundant; blades narrow, sometimes lobed, 3 to 7 lobes per leaf, 3/4 to 6 inches long, may be sparsely hairy, gland-dotted.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Small one-seeded dry fruits do not split open at maturity; broader at top than base (upside down pyramid), <1/8 inch long, covered with long soft hairs; topped with 5 oval-like, 1/16 inch long bristle-like scales.
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