Hemizonia congesta subsp. luzulifolia

Family: Asteraceae · Type: annual · Native

Hemizonia congesta is a California native annual found in northern coastal ranges, western Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, and central western California in disturbed, open, or grassy sites, often on clayey soils at elevations below 1,000 meters. Flowering from March to December, this plant produces white ray flowers uniquely marked with purple veins in clustered heads. Growing with short to moderately tall stems that form panicle-like clusters, it develops shaggy, short-hairy leaves that are glandular, especially on distal portions. Its leaves are characterized by their uneven, somewhat shaggy hairiness, creating a textured appearance across the plant's surface. The fruit is small and compact, with a width slightly more than half its length.

Habitat: Disturbed, open, or grassy sites, often clayey soils, serpentine

Bloom period: Mar-Dec

Elevation: < 1000 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, NCoRI, w edge n SNF, GV, CW (exc SCoRI).

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