Enceliopsis nudicaulis var. nudicaulis

Naked-stemmed daisy, naked-stemmed sunray

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Naked-stemmed daisy is a California native perennial found in stony hillsides and canyons at elevations of 950 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces white ray flowers in large heads 4 to 9 centimeters in diameter with numerous elongated petals. Growing 10 to 40 centimeters tall with distinctively gray-canescent herbage and long peduncles up to 4.5 decimeters, it develops an upright, somewhat spreading form. Its basal leaves are distinctive, with ovate or triangular blades 1 to 6 centimeters long that feature wavy, ruffled surfaces and appear slightly lobed. The fruit is silky-hairy, approximately 9 millimeters long with small smooth pappus awns.

Habitat: Stony hillsides and canyons

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 950-2000 m

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