woodland tidytips

Layia gaillardioides

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

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• most have only yellow; only some have white or pale yellow tips
• glandular
• phyllary tip (extending up the petal) much shorter than its folded base [CalPhotos shows at least one exception, but it may be misidentified]
• stem purple-streaked, ascending, not strictly erect [dunno what this means; they look erect enough on CalPhotos]
• proximal leaves serrate or lobed “< or > ½ to midvein”
• scattered, generally *not* in woods

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Chris’s observations: 9 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Máyyan 'Ooyákma Coyote Ridge OSP: 4
• Santa Teresa CP: 3
• Lexington Reservoir CP
• Sierra Azul; OSP

Months:

• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 6
• May: 2

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora