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Melampodium leucanthum - Plains Blackfoot Melampodium leucanthum - Plains Blackfoot
Scientific Name: Melampodium leucanthum
Common Name: Plains Blackfoot, Blackfoot Daisy
Flower Color: White rays and yellow disks
Plant Type: Subshrub, Herb, Perennial
Height: To 18 inches (46 cm) tall
Date Observed: August 20, 2005
Notes: The 1.5 inch (3.8 cm) wide flower heads have notched, white rays and yellow disk flowers. The leaves are grayish green, opposite, and narrowly linear to lanceolate. This native plant forms mounds to 2 feet (61 cm) wide and can bloom anytime from March to December.
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