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Weedy Daisies - Horseweed

           

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Canadian Horseweed (Mare's Tail) Conyza candensis
Yellow/white flowers are about 3/8" wide and turn brown quickly. The seed head looks like a brown flower. Long, toothed leaves reach 4" long. Plant can reach 4-6 feet tall. This fast growing plant has a tap root.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, August 2004, September 2004
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Shackelford, Brown, Runnels, Coke)

Similar Species

Dwarf Horseweed (Bushy Horseweed) Conyza ramosissima
Tiny bush, branches only a few inches long with terminal flower. Linear leaves. Fuzzy stems.
(Native of Texas - Taylor)