Common
name: Western Hawksbeard
Latin name: Psilochenia occidentalis
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial
Flowers: May to August
Flower size: 1.5" to 2"
Found in: Plains to Foothills
Height: 12" to 16"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Image taken:
Deer Creek Canyon
Pictured
Wildflower: Western Hawksbeard - Psilochenia
occidentalis
Wildflower
Field notes: Hawksbeard is very common throughout the plains
to foothills ecosystems. The large green leaves in the upper part
of the picture is an Oenothera. Hawksbeard is the gray-green
foliage.
Look for Hawksbeard in dry, sunny areas on hillsides,
prairies, and along roads or trails.
