W89 



LITTLE-SUNFLOWER 



Helianthel'Ia uniflo'ra 



Flower heads sunflowerlike, usually 

 solitary at ends of stems 



^Outside (ray) flowers of heads yellow, 

 petal-Like, up to 1% in. long, not seed- 

 producing 



Inner -(disk) flowers of heads small, 

 numerous, yellow or brownish, tubular, 

 seed-producing 



Stems leafy, deader, erect, 1 to 2 ft. 

 high, usually slightly harsh-hahy 



Leaves mostly opposite, sometimes 

 alternate, with entire edges, oblong- 

 lance-shaped, usually 2 to 5 in. long 

 and % to 1 YA in. wide, bright green, firm, 

 net-veined, roughened by fine stiff hairs ; 

 lower leaves largest, short-stalked; 

 upper ones smaller, stalkless 



Bracts ha a 2-rowed series (involucre) 

 around base of flower head, narrow- 

 lance-shaped, pointed 



Taproot strong, deep-set, woody; nu- 

 merous stems arise from root crown 



"Seeds" (achenes) wedge-shaped or 

 reverse-egg-shaped, strongly flattened, 

 narrowly winged on edges, notched on 

 summit, tipped by a pair of scaly 

 bristles (pappus) 



