| Wyethia helenioides | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Wyethia |
| Species: | W. helenioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt. | |
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Wyethia helenioides is a species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae commonly referred to as gray mule's ears or whitehead mule-ears.
Distribution
This species occurs chiefly in the California Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and some areas of the Sierra Nevada foothills in California.
Description
Wyethia helenioides is a short, low growing golden-rayed wildflower, that resemble sunflowers. Typical understory associates in sunny clearings of mixed oak forests in coastal California include Mimulus aurantiacus and Calochortus luteus.
References
- NatureServe (6 December 2024). "Wyethia helenioides | NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- "Wyethia helenioides". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- "Wyethia helenioides Nutt. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- Jepson Manual. 1993
- C. Michael Hogan. 2008
External links
Media related to Wyethia helenioides at Wikimedia Commons
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| Wyethia helenioides |
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