Leucosyris carnosa (A.Gray) Greene

Life form², ³: subshrub
Habitat: alkaline wet areas
leaf presence³: leaves usually present
leaf shape³: scalelike
leaf margin³: entire
Flower color²: yellow
Flowering period²: May to Oct.
Armament², ³: spineless
Family¹, ², ³: Asteraceae (sunflower family)
Conserved or Obsolete Family¹: Compositae (composite family)
Synonym(s)¹: Aster carnosus, Aster intricatus, Leucosyris cornosa, Machaeranthera carnosa v. intricata, Arida carnosa (A.Gray) D.R.Morgan & R.L.Hartmann
Status: rare
Location where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:

• ¹ Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
• ² Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
• ³ Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson