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

Calycoseris wrightii

White Tackstem

A member of the Asteraceae, the Aster Family

Flower heads and bud of Calycoseris wrightii, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Flower heads and flower buds, with tack-shaped glands conspicuous on the stems.

Mohave County: Haviland Rest Area along westbound (southbound at this location) lane
of Interstate 40 at ca. 1720 feet elevation.

24 March 2008.

 

Flower heads  of Calycoseris wrightii, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Side view of flower heads, showing involucres.
Same plant as in prior image.

24 March 2008.

 

Habit  of Calycoseris wrightii, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habit, in bloom, with tape to show scale in inches.
Same plant as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

 

Cauline leaves  of Calycoseris wrightii, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Cauline leaves.
Same plant as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

 

Habitat  of Calycoseris wrightii, Haviland Rest Area along Interstate 40, Mohave County, Arizona.

Habitat, the subject at lower center.
Black Mountains are in the background.
Same plant as in prior images.

24 March 2008.

 

Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann

This page created 6 August 2010.

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