Mojave and Sonoran deserts from southeastern California and southern Texas to the tip of west Texas and south throughout Arizona, New Mexico and into northern Mexico.

Habitat

Gravel and sandy desert flats, often in the shade accompanying shrubs from 200 to 3,000 feet.

Flowers

White flower heads, 1 to 1-1/2 inches wide, composed of rays as long as 5/8 of an inch, bloom March through May.

Description

This weak-stemmed member of the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) is smooth, gray-green in color and grows 6 to 20 inches tall. Sparsely leafed; leaves around the base are 2 to 8 inches long, with upper leaves much smaller.

-- A.R Royo