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Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
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Parish's goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)

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.

Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)

Bark:

Stems: Many emerging from base of shrub; generally upright.

Leaves: Opposite, terminal leaves sometimes alternate; oblong with rounded base and pointed tip (somewhat triangular); entire or few, short teeth; to 2-inches long. Three major veins from base of leaf. Leaves hairy: upper surface sparse hairy; under-surface sparse tomentose. Petiole short.

Flowers: Blooms summer through fall. Inflorescence: flowerhead (cyme) with few flowers on a long, naked stem. Flowerhead yellow with disk and ray flowers. Ray flowers 8-15.

Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)

Seeds: Many small seeds per flowerhead; dispersed long distances by wind. Fruit: Small brown nutlet (not flattened).

Habitat: Dry, well-drained sandy, gravelly, and rocky soils on upper bajadas and moderate slopes in the lower mountains.

Elevation: About 0 to 3,000 feet.

Distribution: Mojave Desert region (California and Nevada).

Comments: This species is more common south of Las Vegas.

Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
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Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Upper leaves opposite, to about 1-1/2 inches long
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Upper leaves opposite, to about 1-1/2 inches long
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Underside of leaves rough-hairy, veins not strongly raised
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Underside of leaves rough-hairy, veins not strongly raised
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Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Phyllaries equal length or not, tips narrow abruptly
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Phyllaries equal length or not, tips narrow abruptly
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii) Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Spent flower
Parish's Goldeneye (Bahiopsis parishii)
Seed: hairy nutlet

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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