(Heterotheca) (?); growing at the beach in the Plant ID forum

» Jump to the end

Horntoad

Feb 28, 2012 7:29 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

Another flower I found growing at the beach.

wildflowersoftexas.com

| @Horntoad | Post #220978 (1)

plantladylin

Feb 28, 2012 7:46 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Maybe some type of coastal oxeye daisy?

http://www.keywestgardenclub.c...

http://www.google.com/search?q...

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #220988 (2)

Horntoad

Feb 28, 2012 7:57 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

Nope, Borrichia frutescens is the one that grows around here and that is not it.

wildflowersoftexas.com

| @Horntoad | Post #220992 (3)

frostweed

Feb 28, 2012 10:47 PM CST

Name: josephine
Arlington, Texas (Zone 8a)
Hi Everybody!! Let us talk native.

That is very cute, but I am not familiar with it.

Wildflowers are the Smiles of Nature.
Gardening with Texas Native Plants and Wildflowers.

| @frostweed | Post #221057 (4)

chelle

Feb 29, 2012 11:00 AM CST

Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
I'm always on my way out the door..

This might be heading in the right direction...Chrysopsis mariana (L.) Elliott
Maryland goldenaster

http://plants.usda.gov/java/pr...

Cottage Gardening

Newest Interest: Rock Gardens

| @chelle | Post #221220 (5)

chelle

Feb 29, 2012 11:13 AM CST

Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
I'm always on my way out the door..

More photos of the same plant http://www.duke.edu/~jspippen/...

Cottage Gardening

Newest Interest: Rock Gardens

| @chelle | Post #221230 (6)

Horntoad

Feb 29, 2012 12:04 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Jay
Nederland, Texas (Zone 9a)

I think you may be right Chelle. It's certainly very close.

wildflowersoftexas.com

| @Horntoad | Post #221267 (7)

plantladylin

Feb 29, 2012 12:45 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

There are no listings in the Plant Database for this one but how about "Camphor Weed" - Heterotheca subaxillaris?

http://www.sbs.utexas.edu/bio4...

http://www.fireflyforest.com/f...

http://species.wikimedia.org/w...

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #221295 (8)

chelle

Feb 29, 2012 1:19 PM CST

Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
I'm always on my way out the door..

>I'm still leaning toward Chrysopsis mariana. Heterotheca subaxillaris looked pretty good for it I saw until this image -

http://www.wildflower.org/gall...
I'm not seeing a regular pattern of teeth on the leaves of Jay's plant.

>This image looks "toothy" as well, and a bit more wavy-edged.
http://www.wildflower.org/gall...

Cottage Gardening

Newest Interest: Rock Gardens

| @chelle | Post #221308 (9)

chelle

Feb 29, 2012 1:37 PM CST

Name: Michele Roth
N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and F (Zone 9b)
I'm always on my way out the door..