| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Psilostrophe tagetina (Nutt.) Greene trib. Helenieae |
| Bibliography | Pittonia 2: 176 (1891) |
| Native Range | Arizona to Utah and n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Altitude | 300-2400m |
| Description | thick taproot, stems laxly white lanate, ramose basal leaves spathulate, 2-5cm, densely lanate, the upper linear, capitula in lax corymb, ligules 5-7mm |
| Size | 20-35cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Psilostrophe grandiflora Rydb. Psilostrophe tagetina var. grandiflora (Rydb.) Heiser Psilostrophe tagetina var. lanata A.Nelson Riddellia tagetina Nutt. Riddellia tagetina var. pumila M.E.Jones |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |