Eriophyllum nubigenum

Eriophyllum nubigenum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Eriophyllum
Species: E. nubigenum
Binomial name
Eriophyllum nubigenum
Greene ex A.Gray
Synonyms[1]
  • Actinolepis nubigena (Greene ex A. Gray) Greene

Eriophyllum nubigenum, with the common name Yosemite woolly sunflower,[2] is an uncommon flowering plant in the daisy family. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sierra Nevada in and around Yosemite National Park (in Tuolumne County and Mariposa County).[3][2]

Description

Eriophyllum nubigenum is an annual herb with a densely woolly stem up to 15 centimeters (6 inches) tall. The oblong leaves are one to two centimeters (0.4-0.8 inches) long, untoothed, and woolly in texture. The inflorescence is a cluster of small golden yellow flower heads with 4-6 one-millimeter-long ray florets surrounding 10–20 disc florets.[4]

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