Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae

Beach dandelion

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Beach dandelion is a California native perennial found in the north-central coastal regions of California, including Point Reyes to Mendocino, on coastal dunes and sand hills at elevations below 50 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces yellow flowers with ligules 8 to 16 millimeters long that prominently extend beyond the flower heads. Growing with generally reclining or prostrate stems, it forms low-spreading clusters across sandy terrain. Its leaves are distinctively oblanceolate to spoon-shaped, densely covered in yellow-translucent hairs, with blades 15 to 30 millimeters wide and featuring toothed or lobed edges. The fruit develops with a fusiform to obconic body, presenting delicate straight ribs that are slightly reduced near the base.

Habitat: Coastal dunes, sand hills

Bloom period: Generally Apr-May

Elevation: < 50 m

Bioregions: c&amps NCo, n CCo (Point Reyes n to Mendocino).

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