Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

Diné bikéyah Chi’l nooséłígíí Bąąhą́ą́nosin
Take care of our Navajo Rangelands

Daisy, rock
Nidíyíliiłigaii
(a.k.a. Emory's rock daisy)

A group of flowers growing clustered together
John Ruter, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org

The rock daisy is native to Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. It is an herbaceous annual that may grow in clumps to a height of two feet. The leaves are spade shaped with toothed margins. The flowers are white with yellow centers.

Underside and side view of a flower, showing the raised disk and involucre
Montana Statewide Noxious Weed Awareness
Top view of flower with white rays and yellow disk flowers
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
Slender stems and flowers
Becca MacDonald, Sault College, Bugwood.org
Growth habit and habitat
David Stephens, Bugwood.org
Scientific Name
Perityle emoryi
Plant Type
Forb
Growing Season
Warm Season
Habitats
  • Piņon-Juniper Woodland
  • Ponderosa Pine / Mixed Conifer
  • Brushlands
  • Grasslands
Flower Colors
  • Yellow
  • White

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