Bahiopsis laciniata

San diego viguiera, San Diego Viguiera

Family: Asteraceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

San diego viguiera is a California native shrub found in southern California Coast and Peninsular Ranges on coastal scrub and chaparral slopes at elevations of 90 to 750 meters. Flowering from February to August, this plant produces bright yellow ray flowers in heads 8 to 10 millimeters wide with distinctive ray flowers 6 to 12 millimeters long. Growing up to 2 meters in diameter with slender stems 60 to 130 centimeters tall, it develops a distinctive varnish-like resin covering its entire structure. Its alternate leaves are oblong to narrow lanceolate, 1 to 5 centimeters long, with shiny green surfaces that have a slightly rolled margin and prominent veins. The plant's fruit is small, 2 to 4 millimeters long, with long and short pappus scales providing additional textural interest.

Habitat: Coastal scrub, chaparral slopes

Bloom period: Feb-Aug(Oct--Dec)

Elevation: 90-750 m

Bioregions: s SCo, PR (probably introduced n SCo, s WTR)

California counties: San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.