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Flower

Asteraceae (Compositae)

Prickleleaf dogweed ranges from West Texas, south into Mexico and north through Arizona and New Mexico into Utah and Nevada, growing on dry rocky hillsides at 3500-6000 feet. The base of its stems are woody, the upper portion being herbaceous and annual, bearing tiny pointed leaves and dime-size golden yellow daisy flowers. Although this diminutive beauty is a short-lived perennial, where it is grown in full sun on dry, gravelly well-drained soil it will seed out to produce an ever-expanding area of lacy summer color.

Plant Habit or Use: small shrub

Exposure: sun

Flower Color: yellow

Blooming Period: summer
fall

Fruit Characteristics: achene

Height: 9 inches

Width: 6 inches

Plant Character: herbaceous perennial

Heat Tolerance: high

Water Requirements:

Soil Requirements: neutral
alkaline

USDA Hardiness Zone: 7

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