| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Annual |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 18 inches, possibly 24 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 18 inches |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 2"-3" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Will Naturalize |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Toxicity: | Leaves are poisonous Roots are poisonous Fruit is poisonous Other: All parts of the plant contain toxic alkaloids. |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth |
| MrsBinWY | On May 21, 2022 | Seeds sown On 5-21-2022, sowed seeds in 4 different places: behind the iron pot in the back yard; between Erigeron speciosus & Campanula incurva in front yard where the new water line went through; in front of Centaurea dealbata along front side walk; north of Erigeron speciosus across from Stoney's cotoneaster |
