What weed is this?

[SherrySue]

I live in Phoenix, AZ. Can someone identify this weed flower for me? They are orange, but the flash makes the second pic look yellow. I've searched, but can't find an exact match. Thx!

 

[Bambam1989]

Is there anyway you can show us the plant itself? Leaves etc..

 

[SherrySue]

Is there anyway you can show us the plant itself? Leaves etc..

I just found it growing in the crack in my driveway. I will try to find one tomorrow. I think they came from my neighbor's "wild" yard. Thx for responding!

 

[Maro2Bear]

Greetings, check this out, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaillardia

• Gaillardia /ɡeɪˈlɑːrdiə/[3] (common name blanket flower)[4] is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America. It was named after an M. Gaillard de Charentonneau,[5][6] an 18th-century French magistrate who was a patron of botany. The common name may refer to the resemblance of the inflorescence to the brightly patterned blankets made by Native Americans, or to the ability of wild taxa to blanket the ground with colonies.[7] Many cultivars have been bred for ornamental use.

 

[MrMarg&me]

It looks more like a gazania. See how the petals are single and straight. You can google to confirm. I don't know if they are safe to eat.

 

[Tom]

It looks more like a gazania. See how the petals are single and straight. You can google to confirm. I don't know if they are safe to eat.

None of my gazania are monochrome like that, but the shape and petals is very similar. You might be right.

@Iochroma may I ask for your expertise here?

If it is gazania, those are good tortoise food. Both the plant and the flowers.

 

[Markw84]

Looks like a cape daisy to me. Osteospermum Not a good tortoise food.

 

[Pearly]

Looks like a cape daisy to me. Osteospermum Not a good tortoise food.

Agree with Mark- looks like cape daisy to me as well look at the shiny petals on 2nd pic

 

[MrMarg&me]

Yes I just looked it up! Osteospermum 'African Daisy'. My avatar is a gazania and it definitely differs from it.

 

[Maro2Bear]

• Aaaaaaagh, yes.

Osteospermum, the daisybushes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae. Wikipedia

I think the flower I was originally thinking of was Calendula

• Calendula (/kəˈlɛndjuːlə/),[1] is a genus of about 15–20 species[2] of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceaethat are often known as marigolds. They are native to southwestern Asia, western Europe, Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean. Other plants are also known as marigolds, such as corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes. The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass". The common name "marigold" refers to the Virgin Mary. The most commonly cultivated and used member of the genus is the pot marigold(Calendula officinalis). Popular herbal and cosmetic products named 'calendula' invariably derive from C. officinalis.

 

[SherrySue]

• Aaaaaaagh, yes.

Osteospermum, the daisybushes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Calenduleae, one of the smaller tribes of the sunflower/daisy family Asteraceae. Wikipedia

I think the flower I was originally thinking of was Calendula

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• Calendula (/kəˈlɛndjuːlə/),[1] is a genus of about 15–20 species[2] of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceaethat are often known as marigolds. They are native to southwestern Asia, western Europe, Macaronesia, and the Mediterranean. Other plants are also known as marigolds, such as corn marigold, desert marigold, marsh marigold, and plants of the genus Tagetes. The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass". The common name "marigold" refers to the Virgin Mary. The most commonly cultivated and used member of the genus is the pot marigold(Calendula officinalis). Popular herbal and cosmetic products named 'calendula' invariably derive from C. officinalis.

Ok, here they are with the all the parts

 

[SherrySue]

So if these are osteospermum, then it's a no go for the tortoise?

 

[Iochroma]

Looks most like Osteospermum

 

[Markw84]

Correct. Iochroma seems to agree on the ID. And Osteospermum is not a good tortoise food.

 

[TammyJ]

ahhh, I thought from the git go it was a daisy!!!

 

[SherrySue]

Thank you everyone for helping me!!!!!!!