Kingdom Plantae Genus Wyethia Higher classification Wyethia | Order Asterales Scientific name Wyethia helenioides Rank Species | |
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Similar Wyethia, Daisy family, Wyethia angustifolia, Wyethia mollis, Xanthium albinum | ||
Wyethia helenioides
Wyethia helenioides is a species of flowering plants in the sunflower family commonly referred to as gray mule's ears or whitehead mule-ears.
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Distribution
This species occurs chiefly in the California Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and some areas of the Sierra Nevada foothills in California.
Description
Wyethia helenioides is a short, low growing golden-rayed wildflower, that resemble sunflowers. Typical understory associates in sunny clearings of mixed oak forests in coastal California include Mimulus aurantiacus and Calochortus luteus.
References
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