Hymenoxys odorata

A common low-growing asteracid at lower elevations. As the name suggests, the leaves are strongly aromatic. Ray flowers are usually well-developed, but are sometimes somewhat reduced and inconspicuous, as below.

Pseudanthia on the north side of Franklin Gap, north of the Franklin Mountains, 21 Apr 2007.

Abaxial view of a pseudanthium showing phyllaries, 21 Apr 2007.

Cauline leaves on the north side of Franklin Gap, 21 Apr 2007.

Plant habit on the north side of Franklin Gap, 21 Apr 2007.

Plant habit near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.

A pseudanthium near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.

An early spring rosette, near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.

Clay flats with many young rosettes, near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.