Picradeniopsis absinthifolia, the hairyseed bahia or desert bahia, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, Coahuila, Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Durango, Aguascalientes) and the south-western United States (Arizona New Mexico Texas; populations reported from Utah appear to be introductions).Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapTropicos, specimen list for Bahia absinthifolia Benth.Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and Flora of the Sonoran Desert 2 vols. Stanford University Press, Stanford
Picradeniopsis absinthifolia is a perennial up to 40 cm (16 inches) tall. It has yellow flowers with both ray florets and disc florets. It grows in sandy soil in desert regions.Flora of North America, Bahia absinthifolia Bentham, Pl. Hartw. 18. 1839.
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