About Baileya pauciradiata Harv. & A.Gray ex A.Gray
Baileya pauciradiata is an annual or perennial herb. It has a gray-green, downy branching stem that grows between 10 and 50 centimeters tall. Its leaves are linear or lance-shaped, and measure 4 to 14 centimeters long. Leaves at the base of the plant wither, while leaves growing along the stem generally stay on the plant during flowering. The inflorescence is made up of 2 or 3 flower heads. Each flower head holds a small number of three-lobed yellow ray florets arranged around a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit produced by this plant is a club-shaped achene that is roughly half a centimeter long. This plant is the main food source for Schinia pallicincta, a moth that lives in sand dunes.
