Biology:Layia gaillardioides
| Layia gaillardioides | |
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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: | Layia |
| Species: | L. gaillardioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Layia gaillardioides (Hook. & Arn.) DC.
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Layia gaillardioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woodland tidytips.
It is endemic to California , where it grows on the coastline and in the coastal mountain ranges in the northern and central parts of the state. It is often found on serpentine soils.[1]
Description
This is an aromatic annual herb producing an erect stem up to a meter-3 feet tall coated in dark glandular hairs. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped, and the lower ones are lobed or toothed and approach 10 centimeters in maximum length.
The flower head has a nearly rounded base of fuzzy green phyllaries. It opens into a face fringed with bright yellow ray florets which are sometimes tipped with white, and a center of disc florets with purple anthers. The fruit is an achene; fruits on the disc florets often have a thick pappus of white or brown bristles.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6505565 entry
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