BAILEYA multiradiata (Desert Marigold)

BAILEYA multiradiata (Desert Marigold) is a perennial wildflower plant native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It typically grows up to 1 to 2 feet (0.3 to 0.6 meters) tall and 1 to 2 feet (0.3 to 0.6 meters) wide. The plant has a bushy, rounded habit, with numerous upright stems that are covered in small, gray-green, fern-like leaves. The long-lived, bright-yellow flowers rise on nearly leafless stems above the banks of woolly, gray foliage. This grayish, woolly plant has branched leaf mostly in the lower half of the plant.  There are vivid yellow flowers at heads of bunches. The flowers, which occur periodically in a long bloom period, turn dry and thin with age. The leaves of Desert Marigold are divided into many small segments and are typically 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 cm) long. They are covered in small hairs, giving them a fuzzy appearance. The flowers of Desert Marigold are produced in clusters at the end of the stems, with each cluster containing numerous