Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Berlandiera lyrata Bentham
(Chocolate Flower, Green eyes)


Family: Asteraceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Berlandiera incisa Torrey & Gray

Berlandiera lyrata can be found in city sidewalks or rocky lower elevation hillsides. The green disc, marked with brown, with yellow rays is very distinctive. The leaves are light gray, oblanceolate, and toothed or lobed. The ray flowers are attached at the base to the phyllary below it and flattened parts of the two adjacent sterile flowers, giving the appearance of a flattened achene with a central ridge.
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Berlandiera lyrata, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Mangas Canyon Road, May 2, 2007



Berlandiera lyrata, disc flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 8, 2009



Berlandiera lyrata, ray flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, April 8, 2009


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