Goldenrod Granddaddy

Oreochrysum parryi, July 22, 2020

Oreochrysum parryi, July 22, 2020

Common & scientific name
Parry’s goldenrod, Oreochrysum parryi

Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae

Location
Lost Man trailhead, 10,500’

Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
For many years this flower was in the Solidago (goldenrod) genus, and it certainly looks a great deal like our Solidago multiradiata or S. simplex—just bigger.  The flower heads are bigger, its leaves are wider and longer, and its phyllaries and bracts are leaf-like (aka bigger!)