Wooly Sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum) Login         


        Description
  • Height 6 in. - 3 ft.
  • CA Bloom May - Aug
  • These yellow sunflowers grow above a bed of woolly leaves.
  • Leaves are thin and lobed.
  • Widespread in California.
  • CA native
  • AKA Woolly Sunflower, Common Woolly Sunflower
  • Aster Family (Asteraceae)



This low-lying sunflower has 6-10 yellow "petals" and a yellow center. Leaves are woolly.



Woolly leaves have 3 or 5 finger-like teeth.



Phyllaries are also woolly, and pointed.

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