Bear Canyon Trail 3/26/16
Bear Canyon Trail 3/26/16
Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
Button Brittlebush.
Encelia frutescens
Aster (Asteraceae) family.
The flower heads have a 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) wide, button-shaped, yellow disk and are usually rayless (without petals). If any rays are present, they are yellow. The leaves are rough-textured, green, alternate, stiffly hairy, and rounded to narrowly oval in shape. The stems are usually whitish.
Santa Catalina Mountains
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
Location: Shoulder of tram road
3/20/16
Notes: Bear Canyon trail 3/26/16
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