Texas
Wildbuds

Viguiera stenoloba

(Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye)

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Viguiera stenoloba, Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park 1216

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Viguiera stenoloba, Closed Canyon, Big Bend Ranch State Park 1099

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Viguiera stenoloba, Closed Canyon, Big Bend Ranch State Park 1093

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Viguiera stenoloba, Closed Canyon, Big Bend Ranch State Park 1097

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Viguiera stenoloba, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 1684

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Viguiera stenoloba, Pinnacles Trail, Big Bend National Park 1698

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Viguiera stenoloba, Lost Mine Trail, Big Bend National Park 1226

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Viguiera stenoloba, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4966

Scientific Name Viguiera stenoloba USDA PLANTS Symbol VIST
Common Name Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye, Resinbush ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 38661
Family Asteraceae (Sunflower) SEINet
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Description Habitat: Rocky soils in desert areas, canyons.
Plant: Open perennial, 2 to 5 feet tall, slender stalks with solitary flower heads.
Leaves: Leaves either shallow or deeply-lobed, sessile, with 3 to 9 linear lobes, less than 3/4-inch to more than 4 inches long; short, thin hairs on surfaces, glandular underneath.
Inflorescence: Single compound blossoms with 13 to 18 yellow, deeply veined ray florets and more than 100 yellow-brown to golden disk florets; involucre with narrow, linear, spreading phyllaries in a series of 3.
Blooming Period: May to September.
References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet and "Northern Chihuahua Desert Wildflowers" by Steve West.
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Map Color Key
Texas Status:
Native

Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County

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