Family ³

Asteraceae

Description ³

Perennial herb with alternate leaves with stems and leaves that are densely hairy. Th inflorescence is pyramid shaped with many yellow heads.

Community ³

Coastal Sage Scrub, Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Flowering ³

July to Oct

Garden Location ³

A,U

Associated species ³

Used by native bees and honey bees for pollen and nectar XERCES
Predatory or parasitoid insects XERCES
Members of this genus are used by the following butterflies:

• Northern Checkerspot Chlosyne palla (host) BMNA
• Monarchs Danaus plexippus (nectar) ASB
• Columbian Skipper Hesperia columbia (nectar) ASB

Sources and Credits

1. (c) randomtruth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/58096907@N00/2840628351
2. (c) gillian360, all rights reserved, uploaded by gillian360
3. (c) gillian360, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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