Hareleaf, Common;  Lagophylla ramosissima

Late bloomer.  5 pale petals with 3 scallops each, soft fuzzy leaves.  Flowers open in late afternoon, close next morning.

Notes:  Aster (Sunflower) Family, Tarweed tribe.  Bracts of flowers look like ‘bunny tails’ i.e. “rabbit-tail-like bracts.”  Has white hairs on leaves and yellow-stalked glands.  Flower heads open late in the afternoon and close next mid-morning.

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Kingdom Plantae -- Plants 
    Subkingdom Tracheobionta -- Vascular plants 
        Superdivision Spermatophyta -- Seed plants 
            Division Magnoliophyta -- Flowering plants 
                Class Magnoliopsida -- Dicotyledons 
                    Subclass Asteridae 
                        Order Asterales 
                            Family Asteraceae -- Aster family 
                                Genus Lagophylla Nutt. -- hareleaf
                                    Species Lagophylla ramosissima Nutt. -- branched lagophylla

Hareleaf, Common;  Lagophylla ramosissima