Desert Dandelion
Malacothrix glabrata
Hairy Desert-Sunflower
Geraea canescens
Ephemral annual of late winter and spring. Looks a lot like a small dandelion. Sandy soils in Sonoran and adjacent deserts. Detailed Description
Medium to tall annual with all-yellow rays and disc. Found in sandy soils in years following strong winter precipitation. Detailed Description
California Goldfields
Lasthenia californica
Annual Sunflower
Helianthus annuus
Miniature yellow sunflowers on low plants that often blanket large areas of open spaces in springtime. Detailed Description
Common summer annual mostly in agricultural areas with irrigation, but also occasional along rivers and streams. Large radiate heads with yellow rays a dark center 'eyes.' Detailed Description
Alkali Goldenweed
Isocoma acradenia
Narrow-leaf Goldenbush
Ericameria linearifolia
This photo is part of the Wikimedia Project. The autumn 'goldenrod' of the Sonoran Desert. Found especially in areas with periodically damp, lightly saline soil. Near irrigation. Very attractive to butterflies and wasps. Detailed Description
This shrubby aster with bright yellow rays is found along the northern tier of the Sonoran Desert and westward into the Mojave Desert. Flowers late summer and fall. Detailed Description
Tatelencho/ Gumhead
Gymnosperma glutinosa
Little Lemonhead
Coreocarpus arizonicus
This weakly shrubby plant has abundant sticky resin on linear leaves and phyllaries, thus the alternate common name, Gumhead. The flower heads are small with yellow disc florettes. Grows on rockly slopes along eastern portions of the Sonoran Desert blooming summer to fall. Detailed Description
Uncommon, weakly shrubby. Found in foothills around Tucson, Arizona. Small, bright yellow flowers. Flowers summer and fall. Leaves are pinnately discected Detailed Description
