Bahia dissecta, August 17, 2022
Common & scientific name
Ragleaf bahia, Bahia/Amauriopsis dissecta
Family
Sunflower, Asteraceae
Location
Twin Lakes, 9,200’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
Found roadside all around Twin Lakes, nowhere on the west side of the Pass. The only plant of its genus in Colorado. Nifty, glandular basal leaves and desert-feeling flower heads. What this has to do with “bay” (Spanish translation of “bahia”) I have no idea.
Same, leaves