Intro: Erect annual/biennial/short-lived perennial of sandy roadsides, clearings and other open, disturbed areas.
Stems: Stems slender, branched above, hairy.
Leaves: Basal leaves in a rosette up to 6 in. wide, oblong-lance-shaped to oblong-oval, to 5 in. long, wavy-margined to lobed (reminiscent of oak leaves); stem leaves few, alternate, sessile-clasping, shorter and often lobed.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) 1-many on terminal branches, about 1/4 in. wide, consisting of many very narrow, bluish-lavender to white ray florets surrounding a yellow center disk composed of tiny, tubular florets.
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Height: 4-26 in.
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description: Erect annual/biennial/short-lived perennial of sandy roadsides, clearings and other open, disturbed areas.
stems: Stems slender, branched above, hairy.
leaves: Basal leaves in a rosette up to 6 in. wide, oblong-lance-shaped to oblong-oval, to 5 in. long, wavy-margined to lobed (reminiscent of oak leaves); stem leaves few, alternate, sessile-clasping, shorter and often lobed.
inflorescence:
flowers: Composite flowers (heads) 1-many on terminal branches, about 1/4 in. wide, consisting of many very narrow, bluish-lavender to white ray florets surrounding a yellow center disk composed of tiny, tubular florets.
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