Rose Heath

Rose Heath

Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G. L. Nesom

Asteraceae (Sunflower)

▲ ▼ mature, flowering plants

▲ ▼ closer view of inflorescences/flowers

Chaetopappa ericoides (Torr.) G. L. Nesom, Rose Heath: (Bayer Code: not known; US Code CHER2)

Native simple perennial of prairies and rangelands with stout rootstock
With age, will produce clumps of upright, hairy, mostly unbranched stems that grow 8-16 inches tall
Leaves are lanceolate to linear, held upright and overlapping on stems, covered with hairs, including some glandular hairs
Flowers are in head inflorescences about 1 inch across, with 12-24 white ray flowers and 12-24 yellow disk flowers
Bracts below the inflorescence are elongated, hairy with reddish tips
Not a weed problem

(Posted January 23, 2019)