Dwarf Fleabane, Dwarf Horseweed
Conyza ramosissima Cronq.
Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
▲ ▼ young plants, not quite flowering
▲▼flowering plants
▲▼flowering plants
▲▼flowering plants
▲▼flowering plants
▲▼flowering plants
▲▼close-up of flowers/fruit
▲▼close-up of flowers/fruit
▲ ▼ post-flowering, fruiting plants (lower plant is about 15 inches tall and 24 inches wide)
▲ ▼ large post-flowering, fruiting plants
▲ ▼ large post-flowering, fruiting plants (lower photo showing horseweed behind it for scale)
Conyza ramosissima
Cronq., Dwarf Fleabane:
(Bayer Code:
ERIDI; US Code CORA4)
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U.S. native summer annual
that grows from 3-6 inches tall
(in turf) and up to 12
inches tall (unmowed) and is equally wide or wider
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Stems and leaves are covered with fine, soft
hairs, and plants branch abundantly from the base of the plant, and along
the side branches to make a dense mound of stems; entire plant has a dark,
gray-green color
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Leaves are linear, pointed, less than 1 inch long
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Found in open turf, preferring moist soil, but
can be found in dry sites, too
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Head inflorescences are tiny, greenish or
slightly pinkish and do not open fully until seeds/achenes are released;
seeds are attached to pappus (“parachute-like hairs”) to allow wind
dispersal