Netvein goldeneye facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Netvein goldeneye |
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Bahiopsis
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B. reticulata
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| Bahiopsis reticulata (S.Watson) E.E.Schill. & Panero
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Viguiera reticulata S.Watson |
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Bahiopsis reticulata is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the aster family. People often call it the netvein goldeneye or Death Valley goldeneye.
This plant naturally grows in the Mojave Desert. You can find it in California and Nevada. It likes dry desert areas. Many of these plants live inside Death Valley National Park.
What it Looks Like
Bahiopsis reticulata is a shrub that grows in a tangled way. It has many thin stems. These stems are covered in soft hairs. The plant's bark often peels off. It can easily grow taller and wider than one meter.
Leaves and Flowers
The leaves are a gray-green color. Lower on the stems, leaves grow opposite each other. Higher up, they grow one after another. Each leaf is usually oval-shaped with a pointed tip. They can be up to 9 centimeters long and 6.5 centimeters wide.
The leaves have deep veins. They are covered in woolly hairs. They also have glands, but they are not shiny. The plant produces flower heads that look like sunflowers. These flower heads grow in a cluster called a cyme. They sit on a hairy stem that has no leaves.
Each flower head has several yellow petals, called ray florets. These can be up to 1.5 centimeters long. After the flowers bloom, the plant produces a fruit. This fruit is a type of achene. It has a tuft of bristles, called a pappus, at its tip.
