Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Other common names
Wright's false willow
Plant type
Shrubs
Riparian
No
Plant Description
Origin
Native
Subshrub or shrub with a bushy, broom-like habit; stems woody only at bases; relatively small leaves; early flowering period, flower heads borne singly at ends of stems.
Up to 3 feet tall, much branched from a woody base, bushy, broom-like habit, stems woody only at base. Leaf margins smooth or finely serrated, herbage not hairy or slightly hairy, not glandular; brownish-purplish bristles top the seeds.
Height
2 to 3 feet
Width
1 to 2 feet
Habitat
Habitat description
Found on sandy, limestone, gravelly or saline soils.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Interior Chaparral
Low elevation
5000
High elevation
6000
Leaves
Leaf color
Green to grayish-green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaf hairs
None
Spines
No
Leaf Drop
Evergreen
Leaves are sessile, small, less than 1/2 inch long, often withered and absent at flowering, margins are smooth or finely serrated.
Flowers
Flower color
White
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
July
Flower heads are usually borne singly at the terminal ends of branches and have disc flowers only. Female and male flower heads are borne on different plants. Male flowers are half the size of female flowers.
Flower clusters
None
Fruit
Fruit color
Brown
Fruit type
Achene
Small oblong achenes develop from each flower.