What is "baileya"

Baileya (the desert marigolds) is a genus of plants in the aster family Asteraceae. All are native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico.

They are typically annual, though B. multiradiata may be perennial. The leaves, which may range from being entire to deeply lobed, mostly occur in a basal cluster. From this arises several flower stems, up to 18 inches (50 cm) in height, usually carrying a single yellow radiate flower each, although B. pauciradiata may have 2-3 flowers on a stem.

Desert marigolds typically have their main bloom in the spring, extending through July. Summer thunderstorms may enable a second bloom in October and even into November.

Baileya species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia miniana (which feeds exclusively on the genus) and Schinia pallicincta (which feeds exclusively on B. pauciradiata).

The genus is named after US microscopist and West Point professor Jacob Whitman Bailey (1811–1857), known for his studies of diatoms .

1. Baileya multiradiata Harv. & A.Gray ex Torr. - California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, southwestern Utah, western Texas, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Aguascalientes
2. Baileya pauciradiata A.Gray - southeastern California, western Arizona, southwestern Utah, Sonora, Baja California
3. Baileya pleniradiata Harv. & A. Gray - California, southern Nevada, Arizona, southwestern Utah, Chihuahua, Sonora, Baja California

Baileya may refer to:

• Baileya (plant), a genus of desert marigolds
• Baileya (moth), a genus of moths
• Baileya (journal), the quarterly journal of horticultural taxonomy

Baileya is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family.

Baileya is a scientific journal of horticultural taxonomy, published quarterly by the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium ( Cornell University). The journal was established in 1953, but is currently inactive. Its name honors the late Liberty Hyde Bailey.