Lasthenia californica
| Lasthenia californica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Lasthenia |
| Species: | L. californica
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| Binomial name | |
| Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl.
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Lasthenia californica is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name California goldfields. It is native to California, Oregon and surrounding areas, where it is a very common member of the flora in a number of habitat types.
Description[]
Lasthenia californica is an annual herb approaching a maximum height near 40 centimeters but generally staying much smaller. The plant is quite variable in appearance across subspecies and climates. The leaves are hairy, somewhat linear in shape, and one to seven centimeters long. Individuals growing along the coast may have fleshy leaves.
- Flowers
Atop the hairy stems are inflorescences of flower heads with hairy phyllaries. The head contains many yellow disc florets with a fringe of small ray florets. Large populations of this species bloom at once in the spring to produce the carpets of yellow on hillsides and in meadows that give the plant its common name.
California goldfields at Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve
Lasthenia calfornica in Fremont, CA
Field of L. californica and some scattered California poppies, Eschscholzia californica
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lasthenia californica. |
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Lasthenia californica
- Calflora-Lasthenia californica
- USDA Plants Profile — Lasthenia californica (California Goldfields)
- Lasthenia californica (California Goldfields) — U.C. Photo gallery
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