blackfoot daisy
sunny perennial forming low, mounding clumps + producing abundant white flowers with yellow centers from spring through fall along rocky, calcareous crags + tree line edges
plant details
blackfoot daisy
identification
latin name: Melampodium leucanthum
usda code: MELE2
alternative name(s): Rock daisy, Plains blackfoot, Arnica
classification
ecotopes class: sunny perennials + shrubs
ecological condition(s): sunny edge – prairie pocket
size range: small – less than 3 ft
habit: herbaceous
leaf retention: deciduous
light requirement: full sun – part-sun
color signature: numerous small white flowers
native range
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