Pringle's woolly sunflower facts for kids
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Pringle's woolly sunflower is a small flowering plant. Its scientific name is Eriophyllum pringlei. It belongs to the daisy family. This plant grows in the southwestern United States. You can find it in Arizona, Nevada, and California. It also grows in northern Mexico, in Baja California.
Meet Pringle's Woolly Sunflower
Pringle's woolly sunflower is a very small plant. It is an annual herb. This means it lives for only one growing season. The plant grows in soft, woolly clumps. It usually reaches about 8 centimeters (3.2 inches) tall.
What It Looks Like
The leaves of this plant are small. They are about 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) long. Each leaf has a special shape with rounded parts, like small bumps. The leaves are covered in soft, white, woolly fibers. This gives the plant its "woolly" name.
The flowers grow in a cluster. Each cluster has many small "flower heads." These heads are full of 10 to 20 bright golden yellow flowers. These are called disc florets. Unlike some daisies, this plant does not have ray florets. Ray florets are the petal-like parts you see on the edge of a sunflower.
Where It Lives
Pringle's woolly sunflower grows in different types of dry places. You can find it in deserts and canyons. It also likes hillsides. It often grows in areas with chaparral plants. It can also be found in places with sagebrush. These are common plants in the southwestern United States.
See also
In Spanish: Eriophyllum pringlei para niños
