California Rayless Daisy, Rayless Daisy, Unadorned Fleabane
Erigeron inornatus
Rayless daisy in bloom under open oak forest north of Box Canyon Road, Simcoe Mountains Unit of the Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 1, 2020.
The photo above shows a close-up of the involucral
bracts of rayless daisy as seen along the Willard Springs Trail near the
Conboy Lake NWR Headquarters. The rays on this species are totally lacking.
Note that the narrow bracts are of several different lengths. Photographed July 28,
2006.
The photo above shows a stem leaf of rayless daisy, which is long and narrow but over 1 mm wide.
The upper stem and inflorescences of rayless fleabane as seen at
the Klickitat NRCA east of Mt. Adams............early July,
2006.
The photo above shows a view down on top of the flower head of rayless daisy, which only has disk flowers. No ray flowers are found on this species.
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The photos above show the seed head (left) of rayless fleabane and a close-up sideview of the involucre (right) of rayless fleabane as seen atop the western rim of the Klickitat River in the Klickitat River NRCA............August 17, 2007.
The photo above shows the tall, leafy stems of rayless fleabane topped with clusters of small, rayless flower heads. Photographed in a burn area along the western rim of the Klickitat River a mile or two north of the Klickitat Hatchery...........June 17, 2007.