Roundleaf groundsel

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Roundleaf groundsel

Roundleaf groundsel

Roundleaf groundsel carline leaf

Roundleaf groundsel leaves

Roundleaf groundsel leaves

Roundleaf groundsel leaves

Roundleaf groundsel basal leaf

Roundleaf groundsel leaf

Roundleaf groundsel

Roundleaf groundsel inflorescence

Roundleaf groundsel heads

Morphology

Stem

Erect, single or sometimes clustered from long, slender stolons, glabrous.

Leaves

Basal leaves in rosette, distinctly stalked, blades egg-shaped to nearly round, 1 to 6 inches long, 1/2 to 2 inches wide, abruptly tapering at base; margins sharp-toothed; stem leaves alternate, stalked, egg- to spoon-shaped, sometimes pinnately-cleft; upper stem leaves reduced to small bracts.

Inflorescence

Flat-topped cluster of 3-20 heads, terminal.

Flower

Principal bracts frequently 13 or 21, 1/6 to 1/4 inch long; ray florets usually 8 or 13, 1/5 to 2/5 inch long, yellow, occasionally absent; disk florets numerous, orange.

Fruit

Achene, cylindrical, 5- to 10-ribbed, glabrous or lightly hairy, tipped with long, white, weakly barbed hairs; enclosing small seed.

Ecology

Habitat

Rocky wooded hillsides, stream banks, and moist meadows.

Distribution

East 1/3 of Kansas.

Additional Notes

Synonyms

Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.