Pentachaeta aurea

Pentachaeta aurea
ssp. aurea

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pentachaeta
Species: P. aurea
Binomial name
Pentachaeta aurea
Nutt.
Synonyms

Chaetopappa aurea

Pentachaeta aurea is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names golden-rayed pentachaeta,[1] golden chaetopappa,[2] and golden leastdaisy.[3] It is native to southern California, where it grows in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains and the Peninsular Ranges, and northern Baja California. It is an annual herb with a hairy stem reaching a maximum height near 36 centimeters from a slender taproot. The narrow linear leaves are up to 5 centimeters long but only a few millimeters wide and may be very hairy. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head, with up to 22 heads per plant. The flower head bears many yellow, brownish, or whitish ray florets 3 to 12 millimeters long, and has a center of many five-lobed yellow to reddish disc florets. The fruit is an achene tipped with a pappus of bristles.

References

  1. Pentachaeta aurea. The Jepson Manual.
  2. Pentachaeta aurea. USDA Plants Profile.
  3. Pentachaeta aurea. NatureServe. 2012.
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