Lyre-leaf greeneyes

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Berlandiera lyrata, with the common names chocolate flower, chocolate daisy, or lyreleaf greeneyes, is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The common name lyreleaf greeneyes is a reference to the shape of the leaf, which is curved like a lyre and the green disc which is left behind when the ray florets drop off which is thought to look like an eye.

• It belongs to the Asteraceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 6 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to New Mexico. ^NatureServe
• In New Mexico, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–October. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as yellow. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as mid spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 4 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 912 research-grade sightings of it in New Mexico, ranking #59 among the 109 flowers on our New Mexico list. ^iNaturalist