Chaetopappa ericoides
(Rose Heath)
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Rose Heath grows on dry sandy to rocky sites on the plains, primarily southeast. Plants are 2 to 8 inches tall. Stem leaves are short, narrow and scale-like.
Chaetopappa ericoides
also occurs widely in western Colorado
Compare to
Plains Blackfoot (
Melampodium leucanthum
)
, which can be found in similar habitats. Plains Blackfoot has broader ray flowers and larger leaves.
Vegetation zone:
Plains
Time of bloom:
May - July
Origin:
Native
Eastern Colorado Wildflowers
