pshire ▁Category : D istrict ▁council ▁elections ▁in ▁England <0x0A> </s> ▁Ask ell ia ▁eleg ans ▁ ▁( e leg ant ▁ha w ks be ard ) ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁North ▁American ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁d and el ion ▁tribe ▁within ▁the ▁sun flow er ▁family . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁central ▁and ▁western ▁Canada ▁( Y uk on , ▁North west ▁Territ ories , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁Al berta , ▁S ask atch ew an , ▁Man it oba , ▁Ontario ) ▁and ▁the ▁north western ▁United ▁States ▁( Al aska , ▁Mont ana , ▁Wy oming ). ▁ ▁Ask ell ia ▁eleg ans ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0   cm ▁( 1 2 ▁inches ) ▁tall , ▁with ▁a ▁deep ▁tap root ▁and ▁large ▁under ground ▁c au dex . ▁St ems ▁are ▁sometimes ▁ere ct , ▁but ▁sometimes ▁trailing ▁along ▁the ▁ground . ▁One ▁plant ▁can ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁small ▁flower ▁heads , ▁each ▁with ▁ 6 - 1 0 ▁yellow ▁ray ▁flor ets ▁but ▁no ▁disc ▁flor ets . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : C ich orie ae ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁North ▁America ▁Category : Pl ants ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁Edward ▁O wen ▁C ox ▁ ▁( 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁– ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 2 ), ▁known ▁as ▁O wen ▁C ox , ▁was ▁a ▁Wel sh