common hareleaf

Lagophylla ramosissima

Member of tarweeds and allies (tribe Madieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
yellow in flowering plants

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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• similar to grassy tarweed (Madia gracilis), but...
• glandless stem
• 2–5 calyx-like bracts subtending involucre
• consistently 6 disk flowers (5 surrounding 1) and 5 ray flowers

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Chris’s observations: 5 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Joseph D. Grant CP: 2
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Mt. Diablo SP
• Skyline Ridge OSP

Months:

• May: 1
• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 1
• Aug.: 0
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 1
• Nov.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora