Asteraceae

Huisache daisy

Amblyolepis setigera DC.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Amblyolepis

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Huisache daisy (Amblyolepis setigera) — FlowerPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Huisache daisy

Synonyms

Helenium setigerum Britton & Rusby

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 302 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: CH Hemphill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: samlutfy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Greg Stewart, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.