Rocky Mountain (Little) Sunflower
Helianthella uniflora (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray

Attains a height of 1 to 3 feet and several stems are usually clustered together.  Yellow flower heads are mostly solitary at the end of the branches and leaves are lance-shaped and rough to the touch. It flowers from June through the first part of August.  It is found in medium-dry to moist soil of open areas from valleys to around timberline.  It has been discovered on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in southeast Idaho.

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