Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Picradeniopsis absinthiifolia (Bentham) B.G. Baldwin
(Sageleaf Bahia, Hairy-Seed Bahia)
Family: Asteraceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
Bahia absinthiifolia Bentham
Bahia absinthiifolia Bentham var. dealbata Gray
Bahia dealbata Gray
Picradeniopsis dealbata (Gray) Wooton & Standley
Picradeniopsis absinthiifolia is a short spreading herb. The flowerheads have a yellow disc and yellow rays. The leaves are gray and somewhat variable from entire and elliptic, to linear or lobed. Picradeniopsis absinthiifolia seeks out dry lower elevation plains.
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Picradeniopsis absinthiifolia, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, Apr. 21, 2007
Picradeniopsis absinthiifolia, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at Silver City/Grant Cty. airport, September 9, 2009
Picradeniopsis absinthiifolia, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at Silver City/Grant Cty. airport, September 9, 2009
Picradeniopsis absinthiifolia, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at Silver City/Grant Cty. airport, September 9, 2009
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