- Trichoptilium
Taxobox
name = "Trichoptilium"
image_width = 260px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
genus = "Trichoptilium"
species = "T. incisum"
binomial = "Trichoptilium incisum"
binomial_authority = A. Gray"Trichoptilium" is a monotypic genus containing the single species "Trichoptilium incisum", which is known by the common names yellowhead and yellowdome. This is a plant in the daisy family which is native to the Mojave and
Sonoran Desert s of the United States and Mexico. It sends up stems from a basal rosette of sharply-toothed leaves which are covered in curly hairs and oil glands. Atop each stem is a small rounded bright yellow flower head with only disc florets. Each head is a hemispherical button about a centimeter in diameter. The fruit is bristly with pappus.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1944,1945 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TRIN2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Trichoptilium+incisum Photo gallery]
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