Asteraceae

Desert marigold

Baileya multiradiata Harv. & A.Gray ex Torr.

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Baileya

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Common names

By language (2)

arz: بيليا مولرادياتا
English: Desert marigold

Synonyms

Baileya australis Rydb.
Baileya multiradiata var. multiradiata
Baileya multiradiata var. nudicaulis A.Gray
Baileya pleniradiata var. multiradiata (Harv. & A.Gray) Kearney
Baileya thurberi Rydb.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Curtis Clark assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.