Names and Taxonomy
- Common Names: woolly desert marigold, woolly marigold
- Synonyms: Baileya multiradiata var. pleniradiata, Baileya perennis
- Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowerannual)
- Genus Information: 2 species in NV, 3 in CA, 3 in US
Baileya pleniradiata
Woolly Desert Marigold
It is an annual or perennial herb producing a light gray-green to nearly white woolly branching stem up to half a meter in height. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and may split into a few lobes. Each inflorescence is composed of a single flower head which is borne on a peduncle up to 10 centimeters (4 inches) long. The flower head has a center of yellow disc florets surrounded by a fringe of ray florets, sometimes in two or more layers, each bright yellow and up to a centimeter in length. The fruit is a sharply angled achene a few millimeters long.
