Geraea canescens Torr. & A. Gray var. canescens
Geraea canescens Torr. & A. Gray var. paniculata (A. Gray) S.F. Blake
Geraea canescens Torr. & A. Gray Desert sunflower, hairy desert sunflower, desert gold, hairy desertsunflower
The desert sunflower is native to western North America. It is a member of the aster family. After a rain, these flowers carpet wide expanses of desert. Identification: Desert sunflowers are 4-31" (10-80 cm) high. They have gray-green leaves ⅜-4" (1-10 cm) long. Most of the leaves are near the base of the plant. Each stem is narrow and hairy, and bears a single yellow flower 1-1½" (2.5-3.8 cm) in diameter, with an orange center. For this and many other flowers of the Anza Borrego desert, see this photo gallery. Online References:
SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center George and Audrey DeLange's Arizona wildflower site The Anza-Borrego Desert Natural History Association 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 4/28/2018 · High Point Overlook, Scenic Drive, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada 4/28/2018 · High Point Overlook, Scenic Drive, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 4/29/2018 · Red Spring Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada 4/28/2018 · Red Rock Canyon, Nevada 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California Geraea canescens Torr. & A. Gray var. canescens Geraea canescens Torr. & A. Gray var. paniculata (A. Gray) S.F. Blake
Geraea canescens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
4/29/2018 · Red Spring Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada 4/28/2018 · Red Rock Canyon, Nevada 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Park, La Jolla, California 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/26/2010 · Torrey Pines State Park, La Jolla, California 4/28/2018 · High Point Overlook, Scenic Drive, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada Range:
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