JURIED EXHIBITION FOR
BOTANICAL ART OF THE SONORAN DESERT:  PAST AND PRESENT



EXHIBIT ITEM 114

Berlandiera lyrata
Chocolate flower

© 2012 Carolyn Hitchcock
Graphite and Colored Pencil

The chocolate flower can be found on the grasslands and mesas of southeastern Arizona at elevations of 4000-5000 feet. The leaves occur in three different patterns forming a basal rosette. The flower opens at night, giving off the smell of the best milk chocolate ever!