Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Pyrrocoma crocea (Gray) Greene
(Curly Head Goldenweed)


Family: Asteraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Haplopappus croceus Gray
Pyrrocoma amplectens Greene

Pyrrocoma crocea is shown here as photographed by Bob Sivinski in a wet meadow at upper elevation. It is a perennial with mostly solitary heads. The rays are orange yellow and leaves are entire but reduced upward on the flowering stem. Pyrrocoma crocea is more commonly seen in northern New Mexico.
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Pyrrocoma crocea, photo Bob Sivinski, San Francisco Mtns., FR209, August, 2008



Pyrrocoma crocea, photo Bob Sivinski, San Francisco Mtns., FR209, August, 2008


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