Easter Daisy—Townsendia exscapa.
Velvet-rosette—Psathyrotes annua.
Hairy Golden Aster—Chrysopsis villosa.
Sunflower—Helianthus fascicularis.
Fleabane
Erígeron Bréweri
Purple
Summer
California
This is rather pretty, with slender, brittle, downy stems, from six to eighteen inches tall, and small, narrow, rough, dull green leaves. The flowers grow singly, at the ends of short leafy branches, and are each less than an inch across, with rather few violet or pinkish-purple rays and a yellow center. This is common around Yosemite and looks a good deal like an Aster.
Whip-lash Fleabane
Erígeron flagellàris
White, pink
Summer
Ariz., Utah, etc.
A rather odd-looking plant, with numerous, very slender, weak, branching stems, trailing on the ground, and very small, toothless, grayish-green, downy leaves, forming a rather dense, low bush, about two and a half feet across, the long sprays interlacing and dotted here and there with pretty little flowers, with numerous fine, white, pink-tipped rays and a yellow center. The sprays often take root at the tip. This grows in the Grand Canyon, and is found as far east as Colorado.
Rayless Fleabane
Erígeron concínnus var. aphanáctis
Yellow
Spring
Utah, Nev., Cal. etc.
A rather attractive little plant, forming small clumps, about five inches high, with several very hairy stems and light dull green, very hairy leaves. The many flower-heads are less than half an inch across, deep yellow, without rays. This grows on dry plains and mesas, as far east as Colorado, and has a rather starved appearance.
Spreading Fleabane
Erígeron divérgens
Violet
Spring, summer, autumn
West, etc.