​Lemonscent, Limoncillo,Pectis angustifolia,Sunflower Family (Asteraceae)

​Found in sandy, gravelly, dry areas
Seen blooming in September off FS Rd 23 in the Juan Jose Lobato Grant

Lemonscent is usually inconspicuous but when summer rains come at just the right time this fast-growing annual can produce mats of yellow in deserts, grasslands, woodlands, and along roadsides. It is a low-growing compact plant usually an inch or two high but can be eight. The leaves are narrow and dotted with glands which give off a strong smell of lemons when they are crushed. The flowers are less than ½ inch across and grow in clusters at the tips of the stems with eight pointed bright yellow petals. The Hopi, Zuni, and Havasupai Indians have used Lemonscent as a wild food plant for centuries. Dried and crushed plants can be sprinkled on chicken while cooking, thrown into a stew, added to cornbread or other bread recipes for zest, or added to your favorite tea for a lemony treat. Source.  

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