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Sonoran Desert Plants
Pectis papposa var. papposa (Desert chinchweed, Manzanilla del coyote)

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Pectis papposa var. papposa

Habitat: rocky slopes
Life Form: annual forb
Leaf Description: opposite simple leaves
Flower Color: yellow
Flowering Period: June to Nov.
Spines: spineless
Family: Asteraceae (sunflower family)
Abundance: common

 

References

"Arizona Flora", Thomas A. Kearney and Robert H. Peebles, 1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London (out of print)
    page 935

"Sonoran Desert Wildflowers", Richard Spellenberg, 2003, Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, Connecticut
    page 166

"Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes", Judy Mielke, 1993, University of Texas Press, Austin
    page 40

"Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwest Mexico (Southwest Center Series)", Richard Felger, 2001. University of Arizona Press, Tucson
    page 147
    page 106

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