Eriophyllum nubigenum

Yosemite woolly sunflower, Yosemite Woolly Sunflower

Family: Asteraceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Yosemite woolly sunflower is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native annual found in central Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mariposa County, growing in open, gravelly or rocky forest at elevations of 1,800 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces yellow daisy-like flowers with small ray petals approximately 1 millimeter long. Growing with strictly ascending branches 5 to 15 centimeters tall, the plant is densely covered in gray woolly hairs. Its leaves are oblanceolate, entire, and 1 to 2 centimeters long, creating a compact and delicate appearance. The plant forms small, cylindric flower heads with 4 to 6 ray flowers and 3 to 16 disk flowers.

Habitat: Open, gravelly or rocky forest

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 1800-2500 m

Bioregions: c SNH (Mariposa Co.).

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