Longleaf False Goldeneye. Heliomeris longifolia var. annua. Aster, Daisy, Composite, or Sunflower Family ( Asteraceae or Compositae ), Longleaf False Goldeneye. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We donate to, share images, and information with Wikipedia. Quick Notes: Height: About 2 - 3 feet tall. Spreading out to about 18 to 56 inches wide. Flowers: Yellow flowers, Flower heads are about 1 to 2 inches across and usually have 12 rays. We noticed several with 13 rays. They have ray florets 12-14; laminae � elliptic, 5-17 mm (glabrous or puberulent). Disc florets 50+; corollas 2.5-4 mm. Cypselae black or mottled, 1.8-2 mm. Flowering Time: Mid March and again in Mid October. Leaves: Leaves are green, with rolled under margins and are shiny, rough, dark green, narrowly linear to lanceolate, and both alternate and opposite. The leaves are rather sparse on the plants. The leaf blodes are lance-linear to linear, 10 -160 � 1.5-8 (-12) mm in size. Found: Native to Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, & Texas. Found throughout different elevations in Arizona, in Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Santa Cruz, & Yavapai counties. Also found in Northern Mexico in the states of: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, & Sonora. Found in the Sonora, & Mojave Deserts. 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) 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) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Elevation: The above photos are at 4,886 feet in Yarnell. We have seen it at over 5,000 feet. We have seen it growing from 3,586 to 5,265 feet. Habitat:Sandy, gravelly, & rocky flats, washes, slopes, deserts, canyon floors, and rocky hillsides. Peninsular Ranges. Cultivated Beds. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 29, 2015. Yarnell, Arizona. 4,886 feet. You can cultivate or grow this plant in light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. It prefers well-drained soil. Soil can be; acid, neutral, or basic (alkaline). It will not grow in the shade. It grows in either dry, or moist soil. Viguiera longifolia (with larger flowers and wider leaves) and Viguiera annua (with smaller flowers and narrower leaves) are both now considered to be varieties of Heliomeris longifolia.

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