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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Taprooted short-lived perennial of clustered hairy stems; generally leafy to above the middle; leaves divided into relatively few, often unequal and narrow divisions; colorful flower heads well above the leaves.
Identification notes: Stems erect, hairy; basal leaves short stemmed; stem leaves alternate; leaf blades deeply cut lobes; flower heads showy, narrow dark brown cylindric arrangement of disc flowers, 4 to 12 yellow to reddish-brown ray flowers that point down.
Height:
12 to 36 inches
Habitat Description: Open areas, pine forests, along roads, grassy areas, disturbed ground.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 5000 - 8500 feet
Color:
Yellow or reddish-brown or both
Shape:
Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Nov
Description:
Cylindrical yellowish-brown cone, 1 inch long of hundreds of tiny disc flowers surrounded by 4 to 12 drooping oval petals (ray flowers); 1 to 15 flower heads per plant, each on a long stalk above the leaves.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Dissected
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stiff thin leaves, 3/4 to 6 inches long, have 3 to 14 long narrow uneven divisions, hairy and gland dotted.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Upper margins and tips sometimes hairy; sometimes topped with 1 to 2 tan-colored tooth-like projections.
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