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Low daisy is a

• Perennial herb usually ten inches tall with a woody rootstock and several sticky, branched stems.
• Inflorescence (flowering part of the plant) has many white-pinkish or purplish ray (ligulate flower) florets, yellow disk (small flowers) florets and one row of hairy, sticky bracts.
• Leaves are two inches, fleshy and twisted.

Low daisy grows in dry places like thickets, mesas, and sandy hillsides.

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Last Updated: 1/14/09

Blooming Times On The Refuge

April-June: Sand lily

May-June: Ball cactus, Prickly pear

May-July: Scarlet butterfly weed, Prairie evening primrose, Blanket flower, Low daisy

May-August: Blue flax, Wine cup

June-August: Rocky Mountain beeplant, Wavy leaved thistle, Blazing star

June-September: Prairie coneflower, Hairy golden aster, Evening star, Sunflower, Scarlet globemallow

July-September: Black eyed susan, Purple prairie aster

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