Desert Marigold, Baileya multiradiata
Desert Marigold
Baileya multiradiata
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Family: Compositae (Asteracae), Sunflower Family
Annual
Blooms in March through October
Habitat Preferred: Roadsides, dry fields & slopes
Photo taken at: Peck's Lake, 9/99
Bloom Color: Yellow
Other Common Names: Paper Daisy, Wild Marigold
Origin: Native
Comments: "Dusty" gray-green stems and foliage are an identifying feature. Can be poisonous to livestock, but is only eaten when other appropriate forage plants have been depleted.
Further Reference & Sources: "A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona", Anne Orth Epple, 1995, Falcon Press
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