dwarf sunflowers

genus Helianthella

Member of sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in California.

california dwarf sunflower
Helianthella californica ssp. californica

california dwarf sunflower
Helianthella californica ssp. californica

involucre generally 1.5–2 cm diameter
outer phyllaries seldem enlarged or leaf-like, not incurved

mt.diablo helianthella
Helianthella castanea

involucre 2.5–4 cm diameter
outer phyllaries generally enlarged, leaf-like, incurved

1 observed taxon / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: none

Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora