whitedaisy tidytips (Wildflowers of Metro Phoenix)

whitedaisy tidytips

Layia glandulosa

Summary ⁶

Layia glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names whitedaisy tidytips and white layia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California to Utah, where it is common in a number of habitat types.

Description ⁷

This is an annual herb producing an erect stem to a maximum height just over half a meter. The stem and foliage are dotted with dark glandular hairs and the plant is sometimes scented. The thin leaves are linear to oval-shaped, with the lower ones often lobed and approaching 10 centimeters in maximum length.

The flower head has a base of green, hairy, glandular phyllaries. The face is fringed with 3-14 (typically 5) broad, 3-lobed ray florets which are usually white, but sometimes yellow. The center contains yellow disc florets with yellow anthers. The fruit is a hairy achene; fruits on disc florets have a pappus of stiff white hairs.

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(c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
(c) Jim Morefield, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jim Morefield
(c) Micah Lauer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Micah Lauer
(c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/ken-ichi/8559459436/
(c) Rebecca Marschall, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Rebecca Marschall
Adapted by Jeny Davis from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layia_glandulosa
(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Layia_glandulosa

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