Petradoria pumila var. pumila

Rock-goldenrod

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Rock-goldenrod is a California native perennial ranked 4.3 by CNPS, found in the desert mountains in rocky soils, pine forest, and juniper scrub, often on limestone at elevations of 1,050 to 3,400 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces yellow ray flowers in dense, flat-topped clusters with heads less than 10 millimeters wide. Growing less than 30 centimeters tall with several erect stems that are green and become white to tan with age, it develops from a branched, woody base. Its alternate leaves are linear to lance-shaped, 2 to 12 centimeters long, leathery and resin-dotted with scabrous margins. The fruit is 4 to 5 millimeters long with thread-like tan to brown pappus bristles.

Habitat: Rocky soils, pine forest, juniper scrub, often on limestone

Bloom period: Jul-Oct

Elevation: 1050-3400 m

Bioregions: DMtns

California counties: San Bernardino, San Benito

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