Eriophyllum stoechadifolium
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Eriophyllum stoechadifolium (also, E. staechadifolium) is a flowering plant in the daisy family
which is known by the common name seaside woolly sunflower. It is native to the coastline of Oregon
and California
as far south as the Channel Islands
. This is a plant of the beaches, dunes, and coastal scrub
. It is variable in size, its height depending in part on its exposure to harsh coastal wind and saline spray. It may reach anywhere from 30 centimeters to 1.5 meters tall, and may be small and clumpy or quite sprawling. The leaves are up to seven centimeters long and are sometimes lobed. Each inflorescence
holds several tightly packed flower heads
in shades of golden yellow with centers full of disc florets and usually a fringe of small ray florets each a few millimeters long.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
which is known by the common name seaside woolly sunflower. It is native to the coastline of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
and California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
as far south as the Channel Islands
Channel Islands of California
The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel in the United States of America...
. This is a plant of the beaches, dunes, and coastal scrub
Coastal sage scrub
Coastal sage scrub is a low scrubland plant community found in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion of coastal California and northern Baja California. It is characterized by low-growing aromatic, and drought-deciduous shrubs adapted to the semi-arid Mediterranean climate of the...
. It is variable in size, its height depending in part on its exposure to harsh coastal wind and saline spray. It may reach anywhere from 30 centimeters to 1.5 meters tall, and may be small and clumpy or quite sprawling. The leaves are up to seven centimeters long and are sometimes lobed. Each inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
holds several tightly packed flower heads
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
in shades of golden yellow with centers full of disc florets and usually a fringe of small ray florets each a few millimeters long.