Palfoxia rosea
(Rosy Palafox)
Palafoxia rosea, Picket Wire Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7838
Palafoxia rosea, Picket Wire Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7836
Palafoxia rosea, Picket Wire Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7842
Palafoxia rosea, Picket Wire Canyon, Comanche National Grasslands, Otero Co. 7847
| Scientific Name | Palafoxia rosea | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PARO |
| Common Name | Rosy Palafox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 38155 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Plains (4000 to 5500 ft.); sandy soils. Plant: Erect annual 4 to 20 inches tall with single stem branching above, with short stiff hairs. Leaves: Alternate stem leaves withlinear-lanceolate blades 1.2 to 2.4 inches long and up to 1/4-inch wide; on short petioles 1/4-inch long; with 1 to 3 veins, long-tapered base, entire edges and acute tips. Inflorescence: Several composite flower heads in open arrays at stem tips; each flower with up to 30 disk florets and no rays; each floret with a deeply 5-lobed corolla, pink to rose-red, each lobe less than 3/8-inch long; 5 stamens with dark purple anthers fused together around style; involucre is cylindrical to funnel-shaped with phyllaries in 2 to 3 layers with short, glandular hairs. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, Flora of North America and Vascular Plants of Williamson County by A.C. Gibson. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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