Pyrrocoma
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 Pyrrocoma crocea
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Pyrrocoma is a small genus of plants in the daisy family. These wildflowers are sometimes known as goldenweeds. They were previously considered members of genus Haplopappus and were separated out into their own genus. Pyrrocoma are perennial plants with reddish stems and yellow daisylike flowers. They are native to western North America.
Selected species:
- Pyrrocoma apargioides - alpineflames
- Pyrrocoma clementis - tranquil goldenweed
- Pyrrocoma crocea - curlyhead goldenweed
- Pyrrocoma hirta - tacky goldenweed
- Pyrrocoma lucida - sticky goldenweed
- Pyrrocoma uniflora - plantain goldenweed
