Engelmann’s Daisy

Common Name: Engelmann’s Daisy

Species Name: Engelmannia peristenia

Plant Type: Forb

Family Name: Asteraceae, Sunflower Family

Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Perennial
Distribution in the U.S.	South-central U.S.; Nebraska and Colorado to northern Mexico
Distribution in Oklahoma	Western half of the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
- “Oak-like,” narrow leaves surround plant base with smaller leaves on stem
- Stem branches at top of plant and terminates in large flower heads
- Grayish-green foliage covered in hairs
- Flowers yellow with large petals and small centers
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate, basal
- Leaf Shape: Wavy-lobed (pinnatifid)
- Stipules: Absent
Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 8
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Flower Timing: May-August
- Fruit Type: Achene

Habitat/Ecology
Soil Type	Loamy sandstone soil and sandy soil
Habitat	Roadsides and ungrazed meadows
Successional Stage	Late

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