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Blow Wives
Scientific Name:
Achyrachaena mollis
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
Blooms:
Apr - May
Color:
Yellow-Orange
Annual herb
Native
The fruits of this sunflower relative are showier than its diminutive yellow flowers. The wind picks up these pretty fruits and "blows" them away. Look for them in the grasslands between Donner and Mitchell Canyons.
Kevin Hintsa
Flower form
Hank Fabian, iNaturalist
Seed pod form
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