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Heterotheca subaxillaris
The flowers are loosely clustered at the tips of the upper branched stems. The individual flower heads are 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide and ringed with slender, overlapping, yellow rays. The flowers are followed by fluffy, tan seed heads. The leaves mostly line the lower part of the unbranched main stems and are green, hairy, sessile, and rounded to egg-shaped. The stems are green, hairy, upright, unbranched below, and well-branched above, giving this plant a very distinctive shape. The foliage reeks of camphor when handled or crushed and can leave the smell on your hands.
Riparian meadow.
Spotted on Mar 27, 2013
Submitted on Mar 30, 2013
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