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Eriophyllum wallacei

Eriophyllum staechadifolium

seaside woolly sunflower
Habit Subshrubs 3–15 dm.
Stems

woody near bases.
Leaves

cauline, 2–5 cm;

surfaces abaxially densely white-tomentose, adaxially glabrous or lightly tomentose, sessile or short-petiolate.
Involucres

5–8 mm.
Ray florets

(0)5–9;

corollas 3–5 mm, yellow.
Disc florets

25–40.
Phyllaries

in 2–3 series; lance-linear, woolly-tomentose.
Fruits

3–4 mm, brown, pappi of 8–12 scales; ~1 mm.
Heads

numerous in tight clusters;

peduncles 0.3–5 cm, woolly-tomentose.
2n

=30.

Eriophyllum wallacei

Eriophyllum staechadifolium
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Discussion

Coastal bluffs and dunes, shrublands, roadsides. Flowering Jun–Jul. 0–50 m. Est. CA. Native.

The species name is sometimes mistakenly spelled stoechadifolium. A form with entire leaves occurs in California.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 264
Kenton Chambers
Sibling taxa
E. lanatum, E. staechadifolium
E. lanatum
Synonyms Eriophyllum staechadifolium var. artemisiifolium
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