| Baileya pauciradiata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Baileya |
| Species: | B. pauciradiata |
| Binomial name | |
| Baileya pauciradiata Harvey & A.Gray |
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Baileya pauciradiata is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family which is known by the common name laxflower. It is native to the deserts of the Southwestern United States, California, and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy habitat, such as sand dunes.
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This is an annual or perennial herb with a gray-green downy stem branching to heights between 10 and 50 centimeters. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped and measure 4 to 14 centimeters long. Those at the base of the plant wither while those along the stem generally remain as the plant flowers.
The inflorescence is composed of 2 or 3 flower heads. Each has a few three-lobed yellow ray florets around a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit is a club-shaped achene about half a centimeter long.
This plant is the main food source for the sand dune dwelling moth Schinia pallicincta.[1]