Engelmannia peristenia
Family: Asteraceae
Plant Description: Perennial to 75 cm high with pinnately divided leaves 4-20 cm long. Flower heads loosely clustered, 3.5-4.5 cm wide. Disks and rays yellow. Leaves alternate, oblong, up to 12 inches long, margins deeply lobed. Achenes flattened, with pappus of a few scales that fall away.
Plant Trivia: Genus is named for the German-born George Engelmann, an American physician and botanist.
Field Identification: Tips of ray flowers can curl back under the disk plane.
Occurrence: Frequent on well-drained sands or caliche in prairies, open areas, and disturbed places.
Bloom Period: Spring – Fall
Plant Use: Showy, used as garden ornamental. Common in wildflower seed mixes.
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