Native Plant Database

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Retention: Deciduous
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Inflorescence: Terminal
Flower:
Fruit:
Size Class: 0-1 ft.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow
Bloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AR , AZ , FL , LA , MS , NM , OK , TX
Native Habitat: Open grasslands under oak and or juniper canopy, uplands. In all of Texas in prairies, abandoned areas, lawns, and along roadsides. In dry clay or sandy loam soils.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)

Growing Conditions

Water Use: Low
Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist
Conditions Comments: Not generally cultivated as it is considered a weedy species. Heads are solitary and open in the morning, closing at about noon. Plant contains milk sap.

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Brackenridge Field Laboratory - Austin, TX
Jacob's Well Natural Area - Wimberley, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0808 Collected Jun 4, 1994 in Comal County by Mary Beth White
NPSOT 0810 Collected Mar 11, 1994 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe
NPSOT 0156 Collected May 17, 1991 in Bexar County by Lottie Millsaps
NPSOT 0711 Collected Apr 1, 1994 in Bexar County by Mike Fox

From the Archive

Wildflower Newsletter 1984 VOL. 1, NO.1 - asdasd

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Additional resources

USDA: Find Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus