woolly-marbles

genus Psilocarphus

Member of paper daisies (tribe Gnaphalieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

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

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low woolly marbles
Psilocarphus brevissimus

• largest heads 6–14 mm in diameter
• paleae generally ± hidden by hairs
• longest distal leaf length 1–2.5 × head diameter

oregon woollyheads
Psilocarphus oregonus

• largest heads 3–6 mm in diameter
• paleae ± visible through hairs
• distal leaves linear to narrowly oblanceolate
• length generally 6–12 × width, 3.5–5 × head diameter

round woolly marbles
Psilocarphus chilensis

• largest heads 3–6 mm in diameter
• paleae ± visible through hairs
• distal leaves appressed to heads [but not reliably distinct from spreading]
• ovate to widely elliptic
• length generally 1–2 × width, 1–2 × head diameter

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1 observed taxon / 3 unobserved taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 3 (1 is research grade)

Locations:

• Coal Creek OSP
• Edgewood Park & Natural Preserve
• Santa Teresa CP

Months:

• Apr.: 2
• May: 0
• Jun.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora