Erigeron supplex

Supple daisy

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Supple daisy is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in northern coastal California bioregions in coastal areas and bluffs at elevations below 50 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces yellow flowers in small heads about 15 to 20 millimeters wide, with delicate ray flowers. Growing 15 to 40 centimeters tall with ascending stems that are occasionally sparsely hairy, it emerges from a slender-branched, rhizome-like caudex. Its basal leaves are elliptic to oblanceolate, 4 to 8 centimeters long, with ciliate edges and nearly glabrous surfaces. Its cauline leaves gradually reduce in size up the stem, creating a delicate and understated botanical profile.

Habitat: Coastal areas, bluffs

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: < 50 m

Bioregions: n&ampc NCo.

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