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Seaside woolly sunflower

Eriophyllum staechadifolium

Also called Lizardtail

Seaside woolly sunflower
Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Oregon to California

About

Eriophyllum staechadifolium is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae which is known by the common names seaside woolly sunflower and lizard tail. It is native to the coastline of Oregon and California including the Channel Islands. This is a plant of the beaches, dunes, and coastal scrub.

Eriophyllum staechadifolium is variable in size, its height depending in part on its exposure to harsh coastal wind and saline spray. It may reach anywhere from 30 centimeters to 150 centimeters (1–5 feet) tall, and may be small and clumpy or quite sprawling. The leaves are up to seven centimeters (2.8 inches) long and are sometimes lobed. Each inflorescence holds several tightly packed flower heads in shades of golden yellow with centers full of 30-40 disc florets and usually a fringe of 6-6 small ray florets each a few millimeters long.

Other Eriophyllum plants

Beautiful woolly sunflower · Golden-yarrow · Congdon's woolly sunflower · Jepson's woolly sunflower · Common woolly sunflower · White Easterbonnets · San Mateo woolly sunflower · Mojave woolly sunflower · Manystem woolly sunflower · Yosemite woolly sunflower · Pringle's woolly sunflower · Wallace's Woollyleaf

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eriophyllum staechadifolium by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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