Photo by Leticia Provencio
Hoary Puccoon is a native, perennial wildflower in Wisconsin. It grows to a height of six to 12 inches. The flowers form in flat clusters that are two to three inches across. The 1/2-inch flowers are orange to yellow in color. Each flower has five petals that form a small tube at the base. It has narrow, 1/2 to one-inch long, hairy leaves. It grows in dry, sunny, rocky soils in prairies and along roads. (EW)