Rafinesquia neomexicana
Common Names: DESERT-DANDELION, GOATSBEARD Arizona and Texas deserts. (Rafinesquia neomexicana). Bright white. March-May. California desert. (Rafinesquia californica). Dull white. April-May. Sunflower family. Size: About a foot high.
In early springs that follow winters of more than average rainfall the Desert-Dandelion is one of the conspicuous annuals helping to carpet the deserts with a ground-cover of flowers.
Although much more delicate, longer stemmed, and less coarse and robust than the common Dandelion, the flowers sufficiently resemble those of the better-known yellow Dandelion to stimulate recognition.
Desert-Dandelion is found below 4,000 feet in desert situations from western Texas to Lower California and northward to southern Utah.
WHITE