Geraea

 Asteraceae

Desert sunflower

The World Botanical Associates Web Page
Prepared by Richard W. Spjut
May 2004

Geraea canescens
Nye Co., NV ; Spjut 15289, May 2003
Desert sunflower.  Forms extensive yellow blooms in low deserts, often on barren rocky and sandy soils, and along roadsides.

Geraea canescens
Nye Co., NV
Spjut 15289, May 2003

Geraea canescens
Below sea level, Death Valley, CA;
covering desert flats and lower
slopes of mountains, Mar 2005

Geraea canescens
Below sea level,
Death Valley, CA
Mar 2005

Geraea canescens
Anza Borego St. Park
Photo by Sally Larsen
Mar 2005