Texas Wildbuds
Melampodium cinereum
(Hoary Blackfoot)
Melampodium cinereum, Falcon State Park, Starr Co. 4034
Melampodium cinereum, Falcon State Park, Starr Co. 4046
Melampodium cinereum, Falcon State Park, Starr Co. 4042
Melampodium cinereum, Falcon State Park, Starr Co. 4048
Melampodium cinereum, Falcon State Park, Starr Co. 4037
Melampodium cinereum, Falcon State Park, Starr Co. 6143
| Scientific Name | Melampodium cinereum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MECI |
| Common Name | Hoary Blackfoot, Rockdaisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 38083 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Open sites, sand, gravel, loam, or clay soils in scrublands, fields and roadsides; generally along the Rio Grande northwest to Valverde Co. and north as far as Bexar Co. Plant: Low, bushy perennial with branching stems, up to 10 inches tall. Leaves: Rough/hairy, oblong to linear, 0.3 to 2.2 inches long and 0.6 inches wide; margins are entire or with some lobes. Inflorescence: Composite flower head 3/4 to 1-inch across with 7 to 13 white rays notched at tips, green veins beneath; 25 to 50 yellow disk florets; 5 hairy outer phyllaries that are joined together for no more than 1/3 their length. Bloom Period: January to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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