General: Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) is a rounded, upright shrub with yellow sunflowers that stand on stalks held above the leafy mass. The triangular leaves are short and opposite distally with a rounded base and pointed tip; have three major veins that start from the base of the leaf. The leaves are somewhat hairy.
Parish's Goldeneye is an uncommon component of vegetation communities on well-drained sandy, gravelly, and rocky soils in washes and on upper bajadas and into the lower mountains in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub) life zone.
Family: Sunflower (Asteraceae).
Other Names: desert sunflower, formerly Viguiera parishii.
Plant Form: Upright, spreading shrub.
Height: To about 4 feet. |