Common name:
Ragleaf bahia
Family:
Scientific name:
Amauriopsis dissecta
Synonym:
Bahia dissecta
Main flower color:
Range:
The southern Rocky Mountain states (WY, CO, NM), west to south California, and far west Texas
Height:
Between 8 and 36 inches
Habitat:
Openings in pine woodland, sandy or gravelly locations, roadsides
Leaves:
Divided into small, oblong or oblanceolate leaflets, usually between 7 and 25
Season:
June to September
The yellow flowers of amauriopsis dissecta have between 15 and 20 ray florets, notched at the tip and about a third of inch in length, around a slightly wider center of around 100 disc florets. The rays overlap slightly, but become more spaced when mature. Phyllaries are lanceolate, pointed, often reddish at the tips and edges, while the stems are also usually red or brown, and covered with short hairs. The divided ('dissected'), petiolate leaves grow around the base and at intervals along the stem (lower half), which branches several times towards the top. The leafless upper ends of the stems often curve, and point downwards.
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