Helianthella microcephala

Helianthella microcephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Helianthella
Species: H. microcephala
Binomial name
Helianthella microcephala
(A.Gray) A.Gray 1883
Synonyms[1]
  • Encelia microcephala A.Gray 1873

Helianthella microcephala, purpledisk helianthella,[2] is a North American plant species in the sunflower family. It grows in the southwestern United States, in the States of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah.[3][4]

Helianthella microcephala is a herbaceous plant up to 80 cm (31 in) tall. Leaves are up to 25 cm (9.8 in) long. The plant usually produces 3-15 yellow flower heads per stem, in a flat-topped array. Each head contains 5-13 yellow ray flowers surrounding numerous dark brown or dark purple (almost black) disc flowers.[5]

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