Asteraceae

Sticky desertsunflower

Geraea viscida S.F.Blake

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Geraea

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Sticky desertsunflower: Geraea viscida flower heads from southern San Diego County, California — Photo: Curtis Clark, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Sticky desertsunflower

Synonyms

Encelia viscida A.Gray

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Curtis Clark, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jose Luis Leon de la Luz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Riley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: laiet17, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Alan Isaacson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Madeleine Claire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.