Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Synonyms
Antheropeas lanosum
Other common names
woolly daisy
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
1 to 6 inches
Riparian
No
Very low growing annual with open branching and woolly appearance. Can carpet the ground after sufficient winter rains.
Small annual, often under 6 inches tall; often a single stem but can branch; flower heads borne singly at end of stems; 8 to 10 white ray flowers with red veins, sometimes pink; disc flowers yellow; herbage woolly with hairs; leaves narrow.
Habitat
Dry gravelly slopes and mesas.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
1000
High elevation
4500
Flower Characteristics
Rays are white with red veins and discs are yellow. Flowers appear at the end of woolly stems.
Flower color
White, pink, yellow
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
February
Last bloom month
May
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves have a woolly appearance to 1/4 inch long.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Grayish-white to grayish-green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Fruit type
Achene