Sericocarpus oregonensis subsp. californicus

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Oregon white-rayed buckwheat is a California native perennial found in northern coastal ranges, California ranges, and Sierra Nevada in open woodlands at elevations of 500 to 2,750 meters. Flowering from July to September, this plant produces white flowers in small compact clusters with ray and disk flowers. Growing with erect stems 15 to 45 centimeters tall, it forms a delicate and branching habit. Its leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, becoming smaller and more sparse toward the stem's upper portions. The fruit is a small, dry seed enclosed in a white to silvery-white involucre.

Habitat: Open woodland

Bloom period: Jul-Sep

Elevation: 500-2750 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, CaRF, SN.

California counties: Amador, Calaveras, Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Yuba, Butte, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Tuolumne, Tulare, Mendocino

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