Helianthella parryi

A Verbesina-like genus; H. parryi is found throughout New Mexico and north into central Colorado, and peripherally in eastern Arizona. The distinction between this and H. quinquenervis is not entirely clear to me; I am not certain which I have photographed.

Plant habit on the south side of Mount Taylor, Cibola County, New Mexico, 1 Aug 2009.

Pseudanthium on the south side of Mount Taylor, 1 Aug 2009.

Side view of a pseudanthium on the south side of Mount Taylor, 1 Aug 2009.

Basal rosette on the south side of Mount Taylor, 1 Aug 2009.

Closer view of a basal leaf on the south side of Mount Taylor, 1 Aug 2009.

Achenes on the south side of Mount Taylor, 1 Aug 2009.