Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Synonyms
Viguiera longifolia
Other common names
annual goldeneye
longleaf false goldeneye
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
To 3 feet
Riparian
No
Upright, branching plant with yellow daisy-like flowers and sparse, narrow leaves.
Annual, slender stemmed, simple or branched above; leaves opposite below, alternate above; narrow and tapering to a point on both ends; disc and ray flowers yellow; achenes without bristles, awns or scales at their base. Stiff, short hairs all over.
Habitat
Desert scrub, pinyon juniper woodlands and clearings in ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
4500
High elevation
8000
Flower Characteristics
The flowers have yellow ray flowers and darker yellow disc flowers at their centers. Flowers are up to 2 inches wide and found at the tips of slender stalks.
Flower color
Yellow
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
July
Last bloom month
October
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
The leaves are lance-shaped to linear, to 2 inches long. The leaves are sparse on the plant. The stems are reddish and hairy.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Dark green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Achenes without bristles, awns or scales at their base.
Fruit type
Achene