SUNFLOWER FAMILY, BAHIA (?) (Bahia absinthifolia?)
The plant below was blooming along the old ridge road above Muleshoe Spring in April 2004:

It looks like Bahia -- it is long stemmed (more than 12"), its flowers are yellow and daisy-like, with the rays spaced apart, and the leaves are gray and three-lobed.
These plants below were blooming in April 2004 along the Ridge Road
oad
above Pool Wash.