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Eriophyllum Stachaediflorum
''Eriophyllum'', commonly known as the woolly sunflower, is a North American genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is native to western North America (USA, Canada, northwestern Mexico), with a concentration of narrow endemics in California. ''Eriophyllum'' species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including ''Phymatopus, Phymatopus californicus''. Description ''Eriophyllum'' is an annual or perennial shrub or subshrub, some species growing to a height of 200 cm (6.7 feet). Leaves present generally Leaf shape, alternate and entire to nearly compound, with woolly hairs on some of the species. The inflorescence contains numerous yellow flower heads in flat-topped clusters. The Involucral bract, involucre structure is obconic to Sphere, hemispheric. Phyllaries are either free or more or less fused; the Receptacle (botany), receptacle presents typically flat, but naked. The ray flowers are present in some species but not in others. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eriophyllum Confertiflorum
''Eriophyllum confertiflorum'', commonly called golden yarrow or yellow yarrow, is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae, native to California and Baja California. It has wooly leaves when young, and yellow flower heads.Flowering plants: The Santa Monica Mountains, coastal & chaparral regions of Southern California, Nancy Dale, 2nd Ed., 2000, p. 63 ''"Eriophyllum"'' means "wooly leaved." ''Eriophyllum confertiflorum'' gets its common name from the similar appearance of its inflorescence to the '' true yarrow'', which has white flowers. Habitat and distribution ''Eriophyllum confertiflorum'' is a highly variable plant which is generally a small shrub. It grows primarily in the Sierra Nevada and Coastal Ranges in California and Baja California. It can be found in a number of plant communities and habitats. In the Santa Monica Mountains of California, it is common in open places that are away from the coast. ''Eriophyllum confertiflorum'' grows in large clum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |