Baileya multiradiata
(Desert Marigold)
Baileya multiradiata, River Road West, Big Bend National Park 0103
Baileya multiradiata, River Road West, Big Bend National Park 0096
Baileya multiradiata, Grapevine Hills, Big Bend National Park 3580
Baileya multiradiata, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4459
Baileya multiradiata, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4451
Baileya multiradiata, River Road West, Big Bend National Park 0139
Baileya multiradiata, Cerro Castellan, Big Bend National Park 0299
| Scientific Name | Baileya multiradiata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BAMU |
| Common Name | Desert Marigold | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36799 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Desert environment; rocky slopes, mesas, sandy plains and roadsides, below 5,000 ft. Plant: Upright or sprawling annual (or sometimes perennial) with gray-green hairy stems and leaves; stems branching from bases, usually 8 to 12 inches, but as much as 3 feet tall; lower portion of the stems leafy. Leaves: Basal leaves petiolate, ovate in outline but deeply 3-lobed, 1-1/4 to 2 inches long; stem leaves are alternate, sessile, spatulate, not lobed, and 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long; all leaves densely white-wooly. Inflorescence: Showy yellow flower heads 1-1/4 to 2 inches wide, solitary on long peduncles, 4 to 12 inches long; 35 to 55 rays with 3-toothed tips; 100 or more disks florets in the center. Bloom Period: March to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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