Slender goldenweed

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Slender goldenweed

Slender goldenweed

Slender goldenweed head

Slender goldenweed

Slender goldenweed leaves

Slender goldenweed leaves

Slender goldenweed flowering head

Slender goldenweed

Slender goldenweed

Slender goldenweed

Slender goldenweed leaf

Morphology

Stem

Erect, slender, single, simple below, branched above middle, glandular-hairy.

Leaves

Alternate, simple, sessile, oblanceolate to spatulate, 1.5 to 2.75 inches long, 1/5 to 2/5 inch wide, sparsely hairy near bases; margins entire to irregularly toothed.

Inflorescence

Open panicles of heads on long, bristly-hairy stalks; heads less than 1 inch wide; bracts narrowly lanceolate, overlapping in several series, short glandular-hairy.

Flower

Ray florets mostly 13-21, less than 1/2 inch long, yellow; disk florets numerous, yellow, corolla tubes separated into 5 lateral sections by dark reddish brown lines.

Fruit

Achenes, triangular, less than 1/10 inch long, slightly flattened, silky hairy, tipped with numerous white bristles, enclosing small seed.

Ecology

Habitat

Open prairies on dry, sandy soils.

Distribution

Central 1/3 of Kansas.

Synonyms

Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.