Tracyina rostrata

Beaked tracyina

Family: Asteraceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Beaked tracyina is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in northern Coast Ranges and northern Coast interior in grassy slopes at elevations of 100 to 400 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces yellow flowers with subtle purple tinge, forming small radiate heads with ray flowers measuring 1 to 1.5 millimeters long. Growing 5 to 30 centimeters tall with erect stems that can branch distally, often with branches exceeding the main stem. Its leaves are narrowly lanceolate to linear, 10 to 25 millimeters long, alternate, and ciliate with sparse minute hairs. The distinctive fruit is nearly beaked, spindle-shaped, and 5 to 6 millimeters long with a pappus of 30 to 40 long-tapered bristles.

Habitat: Grassy slopes

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 100-400+ m

Bioregions: NCoRO, NCoRI.

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