Hulsea nana

Little hulsea, Little Hulsea

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Little hulsea is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges near Mount Eddy, Cascade Range foothills, and North Coast Mountains in volcanic talus habitat at elevations of 2,400 to 3,000 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces bright yellow ray flowers in solitary heads 8 to 12 millimeters wide, with 12 to 30 ray flowers 8 to 12 millimeters long. Growing as a compact herb 5 to 15 centimeters tall, it has a woolly and sparsely glandular appearance with a low-growing form. Its basal leaves are 2 to 6 centimeters long, generally oblanceolate and lobed, with a few smaller cauline leaves higher on the stem. The plant produces fruits 6 to 8 millimeters long with small pappus scales approximately 1 to 2 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Volcanic talus

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 2400-3000 m

Bioregions: KR (Mount Eddy), CaRH, MP

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