Asteraceae

Meager pygmydaisy

Pentachaeta exilis (A.Gray) A.Gray

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pentachaeta

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Meager pygmydaisy (Pentachaeta exilis) — FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Meager pygmydaisy

Synonyms

Pentachaeta exilis var. exilis

Flowers

In flower: April (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dee Shea Himes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, 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.