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Daisy with Wide Petals

                       

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Blackfoot Daisy (Plains Black-foot) Melampodium leucanthum
Flower about 3/4" wide. Variable petal lobes on same plant or flower: usually two but the notch can be rounded or sharp; sometimes three lobes with a very small central lobe or three tiny equal lobes. Petal width depends on moisture. After petals dry they often remain on plant. Outer phyllaries (base of daisy) united more than half their length. Honey scented. Blooms early in the Spring and keeps blooming with rain until frost. Leaves are narrow without lobes, with pronounced central vein. Large colony shown is about 8" tall and 2 feet wide. Plant 6"-20" tall.
Leaf photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2003, April 2004, September 2006
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
? Common Name **zw 2** Scientific Name
This is probably just a Blackfoot Daisy variation, but I haven't found reference to the extra wide petals or deep sharp lobes. Flower about 1" wide. Leaves narrow but wider than Blackfoot Daisy. Plant shown is about 6" tall.
Leaf photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, March 2003, October 2004, April 2005
(Native of Texas)

Other Species in My Area

Stemless Townsend Daisy (Easter Daisy) Townsendia exscapa
3/4" wide flower, usually overlapping. Narrow ray petals, white/pink. Dome dull yellow, large, scruffy. 2" tall plant from woody base, no stems, flowers are at ground level. Long narrow leaves, 1"-2" long, gray. Blooms in spring.
(Native of Texas - Brown)