Baileya multiradiata

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Baileya multiradiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baileya
Species:
B. multiradiata
Binomial name
Baileya multiradiata
Synonyms[1]
  • Baileya australis Rydb.
  • Baileya multiradiata var. nudicaulis A.Gray
  • Baileya multiradiata var. thurberi (Rydb.) Kittell
  • Baileya thurberi Rydb.

Baileya multiradiata is a North American species of sun-loving wildflowers native to the deserts of northern Mexico and the Southwestern United States. It has been found in the States of Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Aguascalientes, California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Texas.[2][3][4]

B. multiradiata is a short-lived

flower head about 4–5 cm (1+12–2 in) wide, with 25–50 ray florets.[2][5] It blooms from April to October.[5] The seed-like fruit is whitish, with no scales or bristles at the tip.[5]

Although called a desert marigold, it is only a remote relative of the true marigolds of the genus Tagetes.

B. multiradiata growing in the southern Nevada desert

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