Eriophyllum lanatum var. grandiflorum

Common woolly sunflower

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Common woolly sunflower is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, Cascade Range, northern and central Sierra Nevada, and Sacramento Valley in dry, rocky sites, grasslands, and forests at elevations below 1,700 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces bright yellow ray flowers 10 to 20 millimeters long with golden disk centers in heads approximately 8 to 10 millimeters wide. Growing with stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it forms a short-lived perennial herb with an upright, somewhat branching habit. Its leaves are 3 to 8 centimeters long, typically entire or with shallow pinnate lobes, creating a delicate, textured appearance. The fruit is 3 to 4 millimeters long, with pappus scales typically longer than 1 millimeter.

Habitat: Dry, generally rocky sites, grassland, forest

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: < 1700 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaR, n&ampc SN, ScV

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