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Layia chrysanthemoides

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Layia chrysanthemoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Layia
Species:
L. chrysanthemoides
Binomial name
Layia chrysanthemoides

Layia chrysanthemoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name smooth tidytips,[1] or smooth layia.[2]

It is endemic to California, where it lives in several types of habitat along the coast and in inland hills and valleys, and the Central Valley.

Description

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This is an annual herb producing an erect, nonglandular stem to a maximum height near half a meter. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped with prickly or fuzzy edges. The lower leaves may be lobed and grow up to about 10 centimeters long.

The flower heads are cups of hairy-edged phyllaries with a fringe of white-tipped golden ray florets around a tightly packed center of yellow disc florets with purple anthers. The fruit is an achene; fruits on the disc florets often have a white bristly pappus.

References

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  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Layia chrysanthemoides​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
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