Tucson Arizona weedy composite

Discussion in 'Plants: Identification' started by AnthonyMendoza, Oct 18, 2009.

  1. AnthonyMendoza

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    This is a weedy composite next to the road.

    Small Yellow Rays are present
    Pappus of capillary bristles
    Plant herbaceous
     

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    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Hard to tell. Maybe a Chrysothamnus
     
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    Thanks. I went back to the flower I collected and looked at the pappus closer. It wasn't as I described it above. It was of hyaline paleae -- lanceolate. The costa is prolonged into an awn which made me think of capillary bristles. The clincher is that the achenes are obpyramidal.

    The plant is a common plant as I suspected: Hymenothrix Wislizeni.
     

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