Lasthenia minor
| Lasthenia minor | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Lasthenia |
| Species: | L. minor |
| Binomial name | |
| Lasthenia minor (DC.) Ornduff | |
Lasthenia minor is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name coastal goldfields. It is endemic to California, where it is a resident of coastal and inland grassland habitat.
Description
Lasthenia minor is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 35 centimeters. The woolly stem may be branched or not and has oppositely-arranged pairs of linear leaves.
The flower heads are under a centimeter wide and have hairy phyllaries and golden yellow ray and disc florets.
The fruit is an achene up to about two millimeters long with a pappus of scales.
External links
Media related to Lasthenia species at Wikimedia Commons
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