Hymenoxys odorata

A common low-growing asteracid at lower elevations. As the name suggests, the leaves are strongly aromatic. Ray flowers are usually well-developed, but are sometimes somewhat reduced and inconspicuous, as below.

Plant habit near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.

A pseudanthium near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.

An early spring rosette, near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.

Clay flats with many young rosettes, near Flat Lake, 10 Feb 2007.