Englemann Daisy – Plant

LATIN NAME
Engelmannia pinnatifida

LONGEVITY
Perennial

SEASON
Cool

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

• Widely distributed throughout Texas, adapted to prairies, upland sites or open roadsides..
• Grows 1-3 feet tall, flowers May to August.
• The fruit is a dense cluster of curved pods that are green when young and turn brown or black at maturity.
• The ray flower tips will curl during hot weather.
• Has a woody tap root.
• Is preferred by livestock and will disappear from overgrazed areas.
• Deer relish this plant in the spring during early growth.

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