Desert Bahia (Bahia absinthifolia)

   

Flowers and foliage of Desert Bahia, El Paso, TX. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Desert Bahia, Hairyseed Bahia, Desert Daisy
• Common Spanish Names: Yerba ratón
• Scientific Name: Bahia absinthifolia (baa-HEE-uh ab-sin-thih-FO-lee-uh)
• Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
• Geographic Range: Southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, west and south Texas, Sonora and Chihuahua southeast to Jalisco and Guanajuato, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Herbaceous, short-lived perennial 12" x 12"
• Remarks: 1" yellow daisy-like flowers above a loose mound of attractive silvery, gray-green foliage. Low water, full sun, well draining soils, hardy. Attracts butterflies and blooms spring and fall.

Last Update: 29 May 2004