Cutleaf Daisy (Engelmannia peristenia)
Cutleaf Daisy (Engelmannia peristenia)
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Engelmannia peristenia (Raf.) Goodman & C.A. Lawson
Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Engelmannia pinnatifida
USDA Symbol: ENPE4
The several stout stems of this perennial usually grow 2 ft. tall and are branched above to form a rounded crown. Long-stalked, yellow, eight-petaled flowers open in late afternoon then fold under in intense heat and sunlight the next day. There are few to several flowers in the terminal clusters about 1 1/2 inches across. The 8-10 ray flowers are 1/2 inch long and are indented at the tip. The deeply cleft and toothed leaves are mostly basal, forming a large clump or winter rosette.
This plant is popular on roadsides and blooms well even in drought conditions. Engelmannia is somewhat unusual in that it is a monotypic genus, meaning it contains one species.
Plant Characteristics
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Tap
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Leaf Complexity: Pinnate
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall, often shorter.
Flower: Flowers 1 to 1 1/2 inches.
Fruit: Brown. Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul
Distribution
USA: AR , AZ , CO , KS , MO , NM , OK , SD , TXNative Distribution: South-central North America from Kansas, Arkansas, and Colorado in the north, south through Texas and New Mexico to northeastern Mexico
Native Habitat: Open, calcareous fields; roadsides
Growing Conditions
Water Use: MediumLight Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Calcareous loams and clays. Found on dry, open sandy or limestone sites.
Conditions Comments: This plant is popular on roadsides and blooms well even in drought conditions. Engelmann daisy is excellent in a garden border or in a wildflower meadow. Each plant forms an evergreen rosette with deeply lobed leaves. Grows as a sturdy, heat and drought tolerant plant. Birds relish the seeds.
Benefit
Use Food: This plant is preferred by livestock, and will disappear from grazed areas.Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Interesting Foliage: yes
Attracts: Birds
Nectar Source: yes
Deer Resistant: No
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ENPE4
Image Information
Photographer: Schroeder, Susan
City: Uvalde
County: Uvalde
State: TX
Location Notes: SH 55 north of city
Accession date: 2025-09-08
Filename: SMS_IMG0521.JPG
Slide Index: SMS_ENPE4-20160515-06.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: Flowering plants.
Date Taken: 2016-05-15
NPIN Image Id: 184580
