Genus Viquiera
Heliantheae Tribe Aster Family
Viquiera Heliomeris |
reticulata soliceps |
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Reticulata means netted. Leather Leaf Goldeneye, Viguiera reticulata, growing on asandy bench in Mosaic Canyon, Death Valley, 1,520 Feet, March 16, 2007. These are very new flowers. Plant height is 76 cm, leaves opposite, lower stem woody, leaf length 50mm, leaf width 27mm. |
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Viquiera Heliomeris |
stenoloba
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| Stenoloba means slender lobes. Growing on the southwest slopes of the Franklin Mountains, El Paso, Texas, in a broad arroyo in limestone. This is a very sunny, desert environment with open shrubs characteristic of the Chihuihuan Desert. Elevation is 4,200 feet. | |||||
