Scientific Family
Asteraceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
To 6 inches
Riparian
No
Found only east of Camp Verde in Yavapai County. Flower stems notably thickened towards flower heads, 1 flower head of only disc flowers per stem; leaves basal, grayish-green, hairy.
Small perennial; forms a branching underground woody base; producing as many as 15 unbranched, above-ground stems; produces 1 flower head per stem; 20 to 40 yellow disc flowers per head; no ray flowers.
Habitat
Low gypsum (soft sulfate mineral) hills.
Plant Community
Interior Chaparral
Low elevation
3280
High elevation
3280
Flower Characteristics
Single flower heads of 20 to 40 yellow disc flowers; disc flowers 1/8 to 1/4 inch in height; flower stems 1-1/2 to 6 inches long, hairy.
Flower color
Yellow
Flower shape
Daisy or dandelion-like
Tubular
No
First bloom month
May
Last bloom month
May
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
1 to 15, erect, unbranched stems; leaves basal, new leaves tightly clustered; blades narrow, rounded towards tips, taper near stem, margins smooth, densely hairy, grayish-green.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Cypselae (dry, 1-seeded achene), 1/16 to 1/4 inch, 5 to 6 tufts of hairs, lance-like or oval, spiny scales 1/8 inch.
Fruit type
Achene