Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum
(Basin Daisy)
Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum, FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 2959
Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum, FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 2974
Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum, FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 2965
Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum, FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 2968
Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum, FR 503, Uncompahgre Plateau, Montrose Co. 2967
| Scientific Name | Platyschkuhria integrifolia var. desertorum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PLIND |
| Common Name | Basin Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 529751 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Semi-desert and mesas (4200 to 6800 ft); open, dry hillsides. Plant: Upright perennial 4 to 16 inches tall; single stem with short, erect hairs, somewhat glandular above. Leaves: Crowded at the base and mostly at the bottom portion of the stem, grayish, thick, alternate, petiolate, oblong, elliptic to lanceolate with entire margins and gland-dotted and rough surfaces; 3/4 to 2-3/4 inches long and 1/4 to 1-3/8 inches wide; upper stem leaves few, smaller, sessile and not extending to the top of the stem. Inflorescence: Single or loose clusters, terminal composite flowerheads ~1 to 1-1/2 inches across; peduncles with short, erect hairs, somewhat glandular; 8 to 20 yellow ray flowers that are wider towards the tip with ~3 lobes at the tips; 39 to 82 yellow disk flowers; involucre is hemispherical and the hairy phyllaries have obtuse to pointed tips. Bloom Period: May to July. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Uinta Basin Flora" by Goodrich and Neese, "North American Flora" by Per Axl Rydberg and American Southwest. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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