ASTERACEAE

Croptilon hookerianum

Common Name:  Hooker's Scratchdaisy

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head--notice the sharp-pointed rays and the yellow disk leaves--the leaves of Croptilon are reduced and linear
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heads again--sometimes, the rays will be downcurved