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Erigeron melanocephalus (Blackheaded Daisy)
Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

Subalpine, alpine. Openings, tundra. Summer.
Lake Hope Trail, July 15, 2008.

 

Erigeron melanocephalus
Erigeron melanocephalus (Blackheaded Daisy)
Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

Subalpine, alpine. Openings, tundra. Summer.
Lake Hope Trail, July 15, 2008.

Varying stages in the opening of the flowers can be seen here.  At the top the flower is fully open and at the very bottom the bud has just opened enough to show the ray flowers  --  which now appear yellow but which will soon turn to white.