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Syntrichopappus fremontii
Syntrichopappus fremontii (Fremont's-gold,[1] yellowray Fremont's-gold[2] false woolly daisy,[3] or Fremont's xerasid[4]), is a small annual plant in the family(Asteraceae.[3][4][5] It has yellow flower heads and grows in the Mojave Desert, to Utah and northwestern Arizona.[5] Distribution and habitatSyntrichopappus fremontii grows at an altitude of 600–2500 m, in open sandy or gravelly areas, often in association with Creosote bush scrub or Joshua tree woodland vegetation. It is distributed throughout the Mojave Desert, the southwest Sonoran Desert, and parts of northwestern Arizona, southwestern Utah and northern Baja California.[6] DescriptionGrowth patternSyntrichopappus fremontii grows from 1 to 11 centimetres (0.39 to 4.33 in) tall and is branched.[6] It somewhat resembles Eriophyllum wallacei, but grows on higher ground and has only about half the number of ray flowers.[3] Leaves and stemsLeaves are spoon-shaped or wedge-shaped, 5 to 20 centimetres (2.0 to 7.9 in) long, and may be 3-lobed at the tip.[6] Inflorescence and fruitIt flowers from March[3] or April[5] to June.[3][5] The inflorescence has 5 hardened phyllaries surrounding a head of 5 yellow ray flowers with several yellow disk flowers.[3] The ray flowers have 3 strong lobes, or teeth.[3] The fruit is an achene with a pappus of 30–40 white bristles about 2 mm long, fused at their base.[3][6] Ecology
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