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 Flower bud Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Seedhead Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Basal leaves Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaf Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Plant - summer Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual Similar Species: Trapogon dubius
General Desc:
Spring ephemeral with milky sap, glabrous or slightly hairy herbage, flower stalks up to 2 feet tall. Yellow, dandelion-like flowers with pointed bracts extending beyond flower rays. Seed head is a beautiful, silver color in round puffball.
Identification notes: Flower stem erect from basal leaves; milky sap; leaves linear tapering to pointed tip, entire or narrow lobes, soft hairs; individual flower heads have yellow, square-tipped, toothed rays, pointed, green bracts; fruits black with silvery awned scales.
Height:
To 2 feet
Habitat Description: Open grassland, woodlands, chaparral, deserts, generally in loose soils.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 5000 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - Jun
Description:
Solitary flower heads are dandelion-like with pointed green bracts extending beyond flower rays; often several flower stems from the same root. Flower stems are 4 to 24 inches tall and are hollow.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are all basal, or nearly so, 1/16 to 1/4 inch wide, 2-1/2 to 6 inches long; herbage may be slightly hairy; leaf margins can be smooth or with two or more pairs of distantly spaced lobes.
Fruit Color: Silvery
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Dandelion-like, silvery seed head.
Seed Notes: Seeds have 5 papery, silvery, narrow and up to 3/8 inch long scales, which are deeply notched at the apex with a long slender awn.
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