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''Eriophyllum staechadifolium'' is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae which is known by the common name seaside woolly sunflower. 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.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, ''Eriophyllum staechadifolium''
/ref>Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Eriophyllum staechadifolium'' Lagasca, Lizard Tail, seaside golden yarrow, seaside woolly sunflower
/ref> ''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
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Jepson Manual TreatmentUnited States Department of Agriculture Plants ProfileCalphotos Photo gallery, University of California
* staechadifolium Flora of California Flora of Oregon Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Channel Islands of California Plants described in 1816 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asteroideae-stub
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/ref> ''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
A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...
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.Flora of North America, ''Eriophyllum staechadifolium'' Lagasca, 1816. Seaside woolly sunflower, lizard tail /ref>
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Jepson Manual Treatment
* staechadifolium Flora of California Flora of Oregon Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Channel Islands of California Plants described in 1816 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asteroideae-stub