Woolly Mule's Ears (Wyethia mollis) Login         


        Description
  • Height 1 - 3 ft.
  • CA Bloom May - Jul
  • Look for a big yellow flowers and large woolly leaves, shaped like a mule's ears.
  • Similar plants are Narrow Mule's Ears (leaves not woolly) and Arrowleaf Balsam Root (Leaves shaped like arrows with reverse lobes at the base).
  • Flowers are among the leaves, or just above them.
  • Found in open areas in the Sierra foothills.
  • CA native
  • AKA Mountain Mule Ears, Mule Ears, Woolly Mule Ears
  • Aster Family (Asteraceae)



Flowers are large (about 4") with yellow centers and about a dozen yellow "petals". Leaves are quite woolly.



Dense hairs make green leaves look grey. Leaves are oval, over a foot long, and pointed on both ends.



Common in open areas, especially in the eastern Sierra.

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