Layia glandulosa
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Layia glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names whitedaisy tidytips and white layia. It is native to western North America south from central Washington (state) to Baja California and east to Utah and Arizona, where it is common in a number of habitat types.[1][2][3]
Description
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The flower head has a base of green, hairy, glandular phyllaries. The face is fringed with 3–14 (typically 5) broad, 3-lobed ray florets which are usually white, but sometimes yellow. The center contains yellow disc florets with yellow anthers. The fruit is a hairy achene; fruits on disc florets have a pappus of stiff white hairs.[3][2]
The species is similar to Blepharipappus scaber, which has white disc flowers.[4]
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- Layia
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of British Columbia
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status