Wyethia longicaulis

Humboldt county wyethia

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Humboldt county wyethia is a California native perennial ranked 4.3 by CNPS, found in the Klamath Ranges and northern Coast Ranges in grassland and open forest at elevations of 750 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces yellow ray flowers 20 to 30 millimeters long with distinctive heads 15 to 30 millimeters in diameter. Growing 20 to 50 centimeters tall with a glabrous or slightly puberulent stem, the plant has an upright, open habit. Its basal leaves are large and striking, reaching 10 to 25 centimeters long, with an oblong-oblanceolate shape that appears varnished and gland-dotted. The flower heads are solitary to clustered, with bell-shaped involucres and lanceolate to ovate phyllaries that are barely leaf-like.

Habitat: Grassland, open forest

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: 750-1500 m

Bioregions: KR, n NCoR.

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