Status: Native
Synonyms:
Haplopappus croceus Gray
Pyrrocoma amplectens Greene
Pyrrocoma crocea is shown here as photographed by Bob Sivinski in a wet meadow at upper elevation. It is a perennial with mostly solitary heads. The rays are orange yellow and leaves are entire but reduced upward on the flowering stem. Pyrrocoma crocea is more commonly seen in northern New Mexico.
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Pyrrocoma crocea, photo Bob Sivinski, San Francisco Mtns., FR209, August, 2008
Pyrrocoma crocea, photo Bob Sivinski, San Francisco Mtns., FR209, August, 2008
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