Prickly Goldenfleece *

Urospermum picroides

Family: Asteraceae(ray) (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: bristly tail seed.
Generic common name: GOLDENFLEECE.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Canyon View Trail, chaparral, June 2006.

Characteristics: non-Native, Yellow, Large, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Late Spring.

Note: Invasive exotic.