Grindelia ciliata
(Spanish Gold)
Grindelia ciliata, Along main park road, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3335
Grindelia ciliata, Along main park road, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3360
Grindelia ciliata, Along main park road, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3346
Grindelia ciliata, Along main park road, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3357
Grindelia ciliata, Along main park road, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3352
| Scientific Name | Grindelia ciliata (Gridelia papposa, Prionopsis ciliata) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | GRPA8 |
| Common Name | Spanish Gold, Saw-leaf Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 507609 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Calcareous or clay soils in prairies, roadsides and disturbed. Plant: Erect, stout annual 20 to 60 inches tall; mostly single stems, upper 4 to 8 inches branched terminating in flower heads; smooth stems and foliage; sticky to the touch. Leaves: Thick, stiff alternate and clasping leaves; oblong to obovate blades with coarsely-toothed edges; uppermost leaves clustered at the base of the flower heads like bracts. Inflorescence: A few to numerous showy flower heads clustered at the top of stems; each flower up to 1-3/4 inches across with 25 to 45 bright yellow rays and many more yellow disc florets; several rows of overlapping phyllaries with narrow-pointed tips curving outward. Bloom Period: August to October. References: Prionopsis ciliata in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, Grindelia papposa in "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and G. ciliata in Flora of North America and Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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