Yellow tack-stem
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The Yellow tack-stem is a spring wildflower
Wildflower
A wildflower is a flower that grows wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more...

 found in the Mojave Desert
Mojave Desert
The Mojave Desert occupies a significant portion of southeastern California and smaller parts of central California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah and northwestern Arizona, in the United States...

 of the southwestern United States
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. It grows to 12 inches in sandy soils below 6,000 feet. The plant has yellow flowers with leaves up to 4.5 inches long, and is part of the Sunflower Family.
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