Layia chrysanthemoides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Layia |
| Species: | L. chrysanthemoides
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| 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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Layia chrysanthemoides". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
External links[edit]
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