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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Zinnia acerosa
General Desc:
A low, round, bushy plant. Flower heads of 7 to 13 broad white rays surround small yellow disc flowers. Deep woody roots allow it to reach water deep underground.
Identification notes: Leaves and flower head bracts with translucent oil glands. Stems covered in short stiff hairs. Leaves opposite, narrow, prominent midrib on lower surface. Ray flowers (7 to 13) creamy white, undersides often purple veined; disc flowers yellow, 25 to 50.
Height:
To 16 inches
Habitat Description: Dry, rocky slopes, open sites; shrub lands, grasslands, and woodlands, often on limestone and wood cuts.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 2000 - 5000 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - Nov
Description:
Many 1 inch wide, white daisy-like flower heads per plant. The white rays are notched at the tips and surround yellow disc flowers. These honey-scented flower heads are solitary and terminal on slender stalks.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Lance-shaped or narrow, sometimes slightly lobed margins, tapering at the base into winged stems.
Fruit Color: Black
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Fruit is somewhat wrinkled with short irregular ridges.
Seed Notes: The seeds are food for birds in fall and winter.
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