- Layia chrysanthemoides
Taxobox
name = "Layia chrysanthemoides"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
subclassis =Asteridae
unranked_ordo =Euasterids II
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
genus = "Layia "
species = "L. chrysanthemoides"
binomial = "Layia chrysanthemoides"
binomial_authority = (DC.) A. Gray"Layia chrysanthemoides" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name smooth tidytips, or smooth layia. It is endemic to
California , where it lives in several types of habitat along the coast an in inland hills and valleys. This is an annual herb producing an erect, nonglandular stem to a maximum height near half a meter. The leaves are linear or lance-shaped with prickly or fuzzy edges. The lower leaves may be lobed and grow up to about 10 centimeters long. The flower heads are cups of hairy-edged phyllaries with a fringe of white-tipped golden ray florets around a tightly packed center of yellow disc florets with purple anthers. The fruit is anachene ; fruits on the disc florets often have a white bristly pappus.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1504,1506 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LACH USDA Plants Profile]* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Layia+chrysanthemoides Photo gallery]
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