Oreochrysum parryi, August 15, 2023
Common & scientific name
Parry’s goldenrod, Oreochrysum parryi
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Weller Lake, 9,600’
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!)