Texas Wildbuds
Rayjacksonia phyllocephala
(Camphor Daisy)
Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Mission Bike Trails, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 3012
Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Mission Bike Trails, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 3024
Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Mission Bike Trails, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 3014
Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Mission Bike Trails, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 3016
Rayjacksonia phyllocephala, Mission Bike Trails, Mission, Hidalgo Co. 5273
| Scientific Name | Rayjacksonia phyllocephala (Machaeranthera phyllocephala) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | RAPH2 |
| Common Name | Camphor Daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 565453 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy soils along waterways, dunes, beaches and salt flats. Plant: Leafy annual 4 to 28 inches tall, usually erect but may be prostrate near the coast; single, branching stem from a woody base. Leaves: Blades are fleshy, oblong to oblanceolate or narrowly obovate, 5/8 to 2 inches long and up to 1/2-inch wide; 5 to 8 prominent teeth or lobes on each side; leaves are crowded along the branches all the way to the base of flower head; camphor odor when crushed. Inflorescence: Solitary composite flower heads up to 2 inches across with 17 to 38 yellow ray florets (petals) and a relativeley large central disk with many yellow florets; involucre is hemispherical with 3 or 4 layers of green leafy phyllaries. Bloom Period: July to December. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, Flora of North America and Identification Guide to Marine Organisms of Texas. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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