Asteraceae — Daisy Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae
Sclerolepis uniflora (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Sclerolepis uniflora (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Sclerolepis uniflora (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Sclerolepis uniflora, the pink bogbutton, is the only species in the Sclerolepis genus, an aquatic plant native to the eastern United States.

Hulsea californica A.Gray

Hulsea californica A.Gray

Hulsea californica A.Gray

Hulsea californica is a clumpy, hairy biennial herb that produces large yellow flower heads.

Hulsea heterochroma A.Gray

Hulsea heterochroma A.Gray

Hulsea heterochroma A.Gray

Hulsea heterochroma is an annual or perennial herb with glandular hairs, colored flower florets, and hairy achene fruit.

Layia heterotricha (DC.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia heterotricha (DC.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia heterotricha (DC.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia heterotricha is an endemic California annual herb with scented foliage and characteristic flower heads and fruits.

Layia munzii D.D.Keck

Layia munzii D.D.Keck

Layia munzii D.D.Keck

Layia munzii, or Munz' tidytips, is an endemic annual herb from California's San Joaquin Valley.

Layia pentachaeta A.Gray

Layia pentachaeta A.Gray

Layia pentachaeta A.Gray

Layia pentachaeta is an annual scented wildflower endemic to central California, bearing white or yellow flower heads.

Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A.Gray

Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A.Gray

Layia chrysanthemoides (DC.) A.Gray

Layia chrysanthemoides is an annual herb with yellow-centered flower heads that produces achenes as fruit.

Layia carnosa (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Layia carnosa (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Layia carnosa (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray

Layia carnosa, commonly beach layia, is a small annual herb native to coastal dune ecosystems.

Arnica chamissonis Less.

Arnica chamissonis Less.

Arnica chamissonis Less.

Arnica chamissonis Less. is a North American native perennial rhizomatous herb that contains the toxin helenalin and can be grown in gardens.

Arnica fulgens Pursh

Arnica fulgens Pursh

Arnica fulgens Pursh

Arnica fulgens, or foothill/hillside arnica, is a yellow-flowered perennial herb native to western North America, grown in wildflower gardens.

Arnica mollis Hook.

Arnica mollis Hook.

Arnica mollis Hook.

Arnica mollis Hook. is a perennial herb found in North America, growing in elevated wet, cool habitats from Canada to the western US.

Arnica spathulata Greene

Arnica spathulata Greene

Arnica spathulata Greene

Klamath arnica (Arnica spathulata) is a rare North American aster native to the Klamath Mountains, growing almost exclusively on serpentine soils.

Arnica acaulis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Arnica acaulis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Arnica acaulis (Walter) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

Arnica acaulis, common leopardbane, is a North American sunflower-family plant native to parts of the eastern US.

Arnica rydbergii Greene

Arnica rydbergii Greene

Arnica rydbergii Greene

Arnica rydbergii is a small North American alpine Asteraceae herb with yellow flowers, native to western mountain regions.

Arnica lessingii (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

Arnica lessingii (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

Arnica lessingii (Torr. & A.Gray) Greene

Nodding arnica (Arnica lessingii) is a Bering Strait-region arnica species in the sunflower family, native to Russia and North America.

Arnica unalaschcensis Less.

Arnica unalaschcensis Less.

Arnica unalaschcensis Less.

Arnica unalaschcensis, or Alaskan arnica, is an Asteraceae flowering plant native to Bering Strait coastal regions.

Arnica griscomii Fernald

Arnica griscomii Fernald

Arnica griscomii Fernald

Arnica griscomii, the snow arnica, is a sunflower family species native to parts of Asia and North America with two recognized subspecies.

Calycadenia pauciflora A.Gray

Calycadenia pauciflora A.Gray

Calycadenia pauciflora A.Gray

Calycadenia pauciflora, or smallflower western rosinweed, is an annual flowering Asteraceae plant endemic to northern California.

Calycadenia fremontii A.Gray

Calycadenia fremontii A.Gray

Calycadenia fremontii A.Gray

Calycadenia fremontii, or Frémont's western rosinweed, is a variable annual daisy native to Oregon and northern California.

Lagophylla glandulosa A.Gray

Lagophylla glandulosa A.Gray

Lagophylla glandulosa A.Gray

Lagophylla glandulosa, or glandular hareleaf, is an endemic California annual flowering herb in the Asteraceae family.

Lagophylla minor (D.D.Keck) D.D.Keck

Lagophylla minor (D.D.Keck) D.D.Keck

Lagophylla minor (D.D.Keck) D.D.Keck

Lesser hareleaf (Lagophylla minor) is an endemic California annual flowering herb in the Asteraceae family that grows on serpentine soils.

Blepharizonia laxa Greene

Blepharizonia laxa Greene

Blepharizonia laxa Greene

Blepharizonia laxa is an endemic California plant similar to B. plumosa but with distinct coloration and gland coverage.

Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene

Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene

Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene

Centromadia fitchii, or Fitch's spikeweed, is a North American aster native to California and southwestern Oregon.

Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene

Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene

Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene

Centromadia pungens is a North American Asteraceae species often considered a noxious weed in the Pacific Northwest.

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