Trichoptilium

Trichoptilium
Conservation status
	; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Trichoptilium; A. Gray
Species:	T. incisum
Binomial name
	Trichoptilium incisum; A.Gray

Trichoptilium is a monotypic genus containing the single species Trichoptilium incisum, which is known by the common names yellowdome^[1] and yellowhead. This is a plant in the daisy family which is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the United States and Mexico.

Description

Trichoptilium incisum sends up stems from a basal rosette of sharply-toothed leaves which are covered in curly hairs and oil glands. Atop each stem is a small rounded bright yellow flower head with only disc florets. Each head is a hemispherical button about a centimeter in diameter. The fruit is bristly with pappus.

References

^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trichoptilium incisum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

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[1] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trichoptilium incisum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.

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