Lagophylla dichotoma

Forked hareleaf

Family: Asteraceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Forked hareleaf is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native annual found in central Sierra Nevada foothills, eastern Sacramento Valley, and eastern San Joaquin Valley grasslands and woodland openings at elevations of 50 to 400 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces white flowers in small heads with ray flowers 4 to 13 millimeters long. Growing with zigzag stems 10 to 60 centimeters tall, it develops a delicate branching structure with main axis often difficult to distinguish. Its leaves range from green to glandular, with proximal leaves lacking glands and distal leaves often featuring distinctive purple, yellow, or white glandular elements. The fruit is dull with visible striations, characteristic of this delicate annual herb.

Habitat: Grassland, openings in woodland

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: 50-400 m

Bioregions: c&amps SNF, e ScV (extirpated), e SnJV.

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