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Daisy-like Flowers - Few Petals - 3-4

              

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Plains Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora
Flower 1"-1 1/2" wide with 3-6 round petals. Plant grows to about 8" tall. Narrow leaves are thick.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2004, June 2007
(Native of Texas - not listed in Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Runnels, Coke, Nolan)

              

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
Woolly Paper-Flower (Plains Paper-Flower) Psilostrophe tagetina (Psilostrophe villosa)
Each flower about 1/2" wide in clusters of 3" wide. Petals are very wide with 3 deep lobes. Plant are about 2 feet tall. Pre-bloom clusters have a white web covering that makes the plant drought tolerant. Toxic to livestock.
Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, May 2004
Photos taken in Val Verde County, Texas, August 2005 (wet summer)
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Jones, Shackelford, Coke, Nolan, Fisher)