​Basin Fleabane, Basin Daisy, Beautiful Daisy,Erigeron pulcherrimus,Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)

Found in dry, silty areas, piñon-juniper
Seen blooming in May in Red Wash Canyon

Pulcherrimus means extremely beautiful and this daisy is certainly that. It grows in dense clumps to 12 inches high with narrow, mostly basal leaves. There is only one flowerhead on a stem. Flowers are one inch across with a yellow disk and curling petals which can be white to pale lavender. Daisies are also called Fleabanes. Some early American settlers kept dried fleabane in their homes and in small satchels to repel gnats and fleas, which is how the plant got its common name. In fact, there is no evidence that supports fleabane as an insect repellent. Source.
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