Hymenopappus filifolius var. lugens

Columbia cutleaf

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Columbia cutleaf is a California native perennial found in the Transverse and Peninsular Ranges in chaparral, pinyon and juniper woodland, and conifer forest at elevations of 1,300 to 2,700 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces yellow flowers in heads 3 to 8, with each flower cluster 4 to 6 millimeters long. Growing 20 to 60 centimeters tall with densely gray-tomentose stems that can become nearly glabrous, it has a distinctive growth habit with woolly stem axils. Its basal leaves are finely divided, with linear segments 3 to 15 millimeters long and 1 to 3 millimeters wide, creating a delicate, feathery appearance. The fruit is 4 to 6 millimeters long, evenly covered with hairs approximately 1 to 1.5 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Chaparral, pinyon/juniper woodland, conifer forest

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: 1300-2700 m

Bioregions: TR, PR

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