NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

Atrichoseris platyphylla

Parachute Plant; Gravel Ghost; Tobacco Weed

A member of the Asteraceae, the Aster Family

Inflorescence of Atrichoseris platyphylla, Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.

Inflorescence detail.
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge: On slope north of bridge
across mouth of Bill Williams River, on west side of state highway 95,
at ca. 500 feet elevation.

24 March 2008.

Inflorescence of Atrichoseris platyphylla, Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.

Detail of another inflorescence, same plant.

24 March 2008.

Basal leaves of Atrichoseris platyphylla, Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.

Basal leaves, rather drought-stressed.
Same plant as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

Upper inflorescences of Atrichoseris platyphylla, Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.

Upper inflorescences.
Same plant as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

Habit of Atrichoseris platyphylla, Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.

Habit; the tape measure set at twelve inches.
Same plant as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

Habitat of Atrichoseris platyphylla, Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge.

Habitat.
Same vicinity as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

This page created 2 August 2008; revised 11 April 2009.

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