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 Basal leaves Sue Carnahan @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Plant Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Bracts Sue Carnahan @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Flowers resemble dandelions in shape, difference is that leaves of the desert dandelion are finely divided into long, thin, linear lobes. The name glabrata refers to the leaves being nearly hairless.
Identification notes: Annual; stems ascending to erect, hairless to lightly hairy near base; sparse green leaves, alternate, mainly basal; 30 to 140 ray flowers, pale yellow, white; flat tips, 4 small notches, extending to lengthwise grooves, red spot shows if fully opened.
Height:
To 15 inches
Habitat Description: Sandy and gravelly plains, rocky hillsides and mesas.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: Below 7000 feet
Color:
Pale yellow, white, red
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - Jun
Description:
Center of flower has a red dot; flowers yellow or white when fully mature; flowers mingle with numerous branched yellow stamens; petals and stamens become shorter towards the middle; flowers about 1-1/2 inches in diameter.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
Y
Leaf Description:
Basal leaves oblong with pointed end at base, hairless, to 5 inches, deeply lobed with narrow, wide-spreading 1 inch segments; upper leaves divided into 3 to 6 pairs of very narrow string-like lobes.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: 1/16 to 1/8 inch; finely and evenly 15-ribbed; topped with bristles.
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