ASTERACEAE
Heterotheca stenophylla (Gray) Shinners
Common names: stiffleaf false goldenaster, narrow-leaf goldenaster
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Leaves are alternate, bristly-pubescent and linear. |
Here you can see heads in three stages. The one in the middle is really only the receptacle after the achenes have dispersed. |
head from underneath, showing the involucral bracts (which are called phyllaries in Asteraceae) |
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