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Oonopsis foliosa
Also called Leafy Goldenweed, Leafy Bract Goldenweed
Oonopsis foliosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name leafy false goldenweed. It is native to Wyoming and Colorado in the United States, where it occurs in the Rocky Mountain foothills and the edges of the Great Plains.
This plant is a perennial herb growing from a woody taproot and branching caudex and growing up to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves are lance-shaped to oblong and up to 10 centimeters long by 1.5 wide. The flower heads contain many disc florets. One variety, var. foliosa, has ray florets. The other variety, var. monocephala, has none. The two varieties hybridize. Flowering occurs in June through August.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oonopsis foliosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
