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Netvein Goldeneye (Bahiopsis reticulata)
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Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)

General: Netvein Goldeneye (Bahiopsis reticulata) is a rounded, upright shrub with yellow sunflowers that stand on stalks held above the leafy mass. The leaves long (to 3-1/2 inches) are opposite with a rounded base and pointed tip; have three major veins that start from the base of the leaf; and have a prominent network of veins on the underside. The leaves are hairy: the upper surface can be densely hairy, while the under-surface is lightly covered with woolly hairs.

Netvein 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. Viguiera reticulata.

Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)

Plant Form: Upright, spreading shrub.

Height: To about 4 feet.

Bark:

Stems: Many emerging from base of shrub; generally upright. Basal leaves alternate, upper leaves opposite.

Leaves: Oblong with rounded base and pointed tip, to 3-inches long. Three major veins from base of leaf. Underside of the leaf shows a prominent network of veins. Leaves hairy: upper surface sparse hairy; under-surface sparse tomentose. Petiole long (to 1-1/2 inches). Leaf blades to 3-4 inches.

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

Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)

Seeds: Fruit: Small brown nutlet.

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.

Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)
Netvein Goldeneye along a wash (arrow)
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Leaves oblong with rounded base and pointed tip
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Leaves opposite distally
Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)
Three major veins from base of leaf; prominent vein network
Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)
Leaves hairy: under-surface sparse tomentose
Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)
Leave edges can be smooth or toothed
Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)
Upper leaf surface densely tomentose
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Leaf may have leaflets on petiole
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Leaf veins clearly visible on lower surface
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Dried cyme with few old flowerheads
Netvein Goldeneye (Viguiera reticulata)
Dried cyme with few old flowerheads
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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