Helianthella californica

Taxobox
name = "Helianthella californica"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
subfamilia = Asteroideae
tribus = Heliantheae
genus = "Helianthella"
species = "H. californica"
binomial = "Helianthella californica"
binomial_authority = Gray

"Helianthella californica" is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family known by the common name California helianthella. This wildflower is native to the mountains of California and Oregon. It is a taprooted perennial herb producing erect stems up to about 60 centimeters tall. The many lance-shaped leaves are up to 4 centimeters wide and smooth or slightly toothed along the edges. The inflorescence holds one or more sunflower-like flower heads. Each head has a center of golden disc florets with purple or reddish parts, and a fringe of yellow ray florets one or two centimeters long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1302,1303 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HECA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Helianthella+californica Photo gallery]