Scientific Name: Baileya multiradiata
?Native to the Sonoran Desert
?Short lived perennial, annual.
?Polinated by bees and butterflies.
?Sheep and goats are poisoned from eating this plant.
?Blooms in response to rain.
?Reseeds readily.
?According to Epple, desert marigolds are an annual herb.

Photo: Taken at Brown's Ranch on January 14, 2003. For more photos, click on camera icon.

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