Golden Dyssodia. Dyssodia pentachaeta, Aster or Sunflower Family ( Asteraceae ) also known as the Composite Family: ( Compositae ), Golden Dyssodia; Also Called Common Dog Weed, Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Five-needled Thymophylla, Parralena, Stiff-leafed Dogweed, Golden Fleece, Five - Needle Fetid Marigold, Common Dogweed. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. A short lived herbaceous perennia, commonly found on sandy, desert soils, in Arizona. Quick Notes: Height: Up to about 7 inches tall. Spreading out to about 7 inches wide. Flowers: Bright yellow daisylike flowers on 1 - 3 inch stems; blooms in spring and summer. Flowering Time: April to October. Leaves: Leaves are thread - like, pointed gray green, lacy, to one inch long. Found: Found throughout the Sonoran and southern Mojave Deserts, southern Arizona, southeastern California, Arizona, northwestern Mexico Hardiness: USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F) Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) 8.6 to 9.0 (strongly alkaline) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade Elevation: 0 - 5000 Feet. Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. Dry slopes, mesas and washes, Creosote Bush Scrub Oak, Sandy washes in the desert environs, Found throughout lower elevations in Arizona. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken September 11, 2006. Glendale, Arizona - Xeriscape Demonstration Garden.

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