A fairly common medium sized plant that has numerous yellow daisy flowers. Flowers appear as beautiful purple stars with yellow central parts. In fall, the conspicuous fruits are small hard yellow balls. This relative of the tomato is toxic to both humans and livestock. This common plant is an attractive annual herb with deep purple flower clusters that often cover the whole plant.
Leaves are tri-lobed with smaller terminal lobes.
Though it blooms from early spring into late fall, it flourishes with summer rains. This perennial herb grows about 2 feet tall and is especially attractive to many species of butterflies. This attractive perennial grows about 12-18 inches tall. The flowers are violet-blue and hang as delicate little bells. Look for these beautiful flowers in the moist canyons or in the Bowl, June through October.