Compositae

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Doellingeria engelmannii / Engelmann’s aster
- shade tolerant - in mountain woods and meadows
- late summer/autumn blooming
- each blossom/flower has only a few curly rays around a yellow disk
- ray florets mostly white, but possibly pink or blue
- ovate leaves, mostly hairless and sessile; prominent veins.
Ericameria nauseosa / rubber rabbitbrush
- golden-yellow flower heads in profusion
- small 5-petaled flowers
- widespread shrub
- very narrow, linear leaves
- white sticky sap ("rubber")
Erigeron compositus / cutleaf fleabane
- "obviously" a daisy - white "petals" (ray florets), yellow center (disk florets)
- flowers ca. 1" diameter
- flowers grow above hairy leaf mat
- early spring - soon after snowmelt
- rocky areas amongst sagebrush
Erigeron divergens / spreading fleabane
- very small aster with many ray florets (petals)
- flowering stems have as many as 100 very small flowers
- leaves are hairy
- highly drought tolerant
Erigeron speciosus / aspen fleabane
- prolific purple-ish flowers with many "petals" and a yellow center
- forest openings and edges, meadows
- late blooming - a "fall aster"
Eurybia integrifolia / thickstem aster
- purple composite with 10-20 ray florets
- entire, elongated leaves with short or no petioles
- exposed areas, mountain slopes, dry meadows, roadsides
- flowers in late summer and into September
Gaillardia aristata / common blanketflower
- bright red petals with yellow tips, or yellow petals the whole way
- reddish brown central disk
- attractive yellow seed balls with tufts of red hair all over
- leathery, slightly hairy leaves
Grindelia squarrosa / Curly cup gumweed
- small-ish yellow flowers
- button-like buds
- attractively compact, globe-shaped plant
Helenium autumnale / common sneezeweed
- 2" flower head with nearly spherical central disk; numerous yellow rays
- found in moist areas in full or partial sun
- sessile or clasping lance shaped leaves on an angled and winged stem
Helianthella uniflora / little sunflower
- short (for a sunflower)
- a single yellow, sun flower at the top of a hairy stem
- flowers are only 2-3 inches across
- leaves generally opposite with 3 prominent veins
- exposed on hillsides; shallow, but well-drained soil
Helianthus annuus / sunflower
- tall with big, drooping leaves (up to 15x15 inches)
- large sunflower like flowers - yellow petals, darker disk
- disturbed edges and waste areas, roadsides, near crops
Heliomeris multiflora / showy goldeneye
- a "Doggone" Yellow Composite (DYC) with 5-14 ray florets; golden dome of disc florets
- multi-stemmed perennial forms clumps
- often seen in profusion (but not always)
- long, thin, lanceolate to linear leaves; maybe with a few small teeth along the edges
- leaves have a strong midrib vein and distinct side veins