| Other Names | Carpetweed, Horseherb, Hierba del Caballo, Straggler Daisy | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Calyptocarpus vialis | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Aster ( Asteraceae ) | ||||||||||||
| Composite
Weak, trailing or sprawling, somewhat hairy, perennial. Much branched, rooting at nodes. Flower: Head to 3/8 in. wide, 3 to 8 yellow to orange-yellow ray flowers, widely spaced. Few orange-yellow disc flowers. Heads solitary, stalked, from leaf axils. Leaves: To 2 in. long, opposite, stalked, basal area of blade forming wings along stalk, the margins with small sharp teeth. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 141 | |||||||||||||
All year
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