Hesperevax sparsiflora var. brevifolia

Shortleaved evax

Family: Asteraceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Shortleaved evax is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in northern Coast Ranges and northern Central Coast bioregions in sandy, grassy coastal bluffs, terraces, and dunes at elevations below 100 meters. Flowering from March to July, this plant produces small white flowers in compact heads less than 4 millimeters long. Growing to 3 to 9 centimeters tall with a delicate, spreading form, it has a soft, greenish appearance. Its leaves are distinctively woolly and rounded, measuring 6 to 12 millimeters long and 3 to 5 millimeters wide, creating a dense, compact botanical profile. The plant's diminutive size and woolly texture make it a subtle but distinctive component of coastal grassland ecosystems.

Habitat: Sandy, grassy or wooded coastal bluffs, terraces, dunes

Bloom period: Mar-Jul

Elevation: < 100(300) m

Bioregions: NCo, n CCo

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