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smallflower desert-chicory

Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus

The smallflower desert-chicory is a bright yellow flower that loves to grow in dry, sandy places. It has small, delicate petals and can be found blooming in the desert sun.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The smallflower desert-chicory has vibrant yellow, dandelion-like flowers with many ray florets atop slender, branching stems. Its basal leaves are often deeply lobed or toothed, forming a rosette near the ground. A unique milky sap exudes from broken parts.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its name, it's more closely related to dandelions than true chicory!

Each plant can produce hundreds of flowers, making a bright yellow carpet!

Indigenous people sometimes ate its leaves, a tasty wild green from the desert.

Its tiny seeds have little parachutes that help them float far away on the wind.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Thirsty Root

Smallflower desert-chicory has a strong taproot that helps it find deep water, allowing it to survive in very dry places.

Fähigkeit

Fast Bloomer

This plant can quickly sprout and flower after rain, ensuring it reproduces before the harsh desert heat arrives.

Fähigkeit

Sticky Shield

It has a milky sap (latex) that oozes when broken, which helps deter hungry animals from munching on its leaves.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-50 cm
Blütengröße
1-2 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to early summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Einjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Gathers nectar and pollen from its flowers.

eats

Black-tailed Jackrabbit

Lepus californicus

Browses on the leaves and stems as a food source.

eats

House Finch

Carpodacus mexicanus

Feeds on the small seeds produced by the plant.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

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Always look but don't touch flowers in the wild to keep them safe.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von smallflower desert-chicory?

10-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von smallflower desert-chicory?

1-2 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von smallflower desert-chicory?

Spring to early summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von smallflower desert-chicory?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von smallflower desert-chicory?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von smallflower desert-chicory?

Einjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von smallflower desert-chicory?

Insekten

Wo findet man smallflower desert-chicory normalerweise?

Desert

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