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golden-yarrow, yellow-yarrow

many stem eriophyllum, many-stem woolly sunflower

Habit Shrubs, 20–50(–100) cm. Annuals, 2–15 cm.
Stems

erect (woolly).

spreading.

Leaves

(proximal usually mostly alternate): blades cuneate to obovate, 0.5–5 cm (the longer 1–2-pinnately lobed, lobes linear, the shorter 3–5-lobed or -toothed), ultimate margins entire, revolute, abaxial faces woolly, adaxial usually glabrate (distal leaves gradually reduced in size and lobing).

blades ± cuneate, ± 10 mm, usually 3-lobed, ultimate margins entire, plane (apices ± rounded), faces ± woolly.

Peduncles

mostly 0–2.5(–9) cm.

± 0.1 cm.

Involucres

campanulate, 3–7 mm diam.

campanulate to hemispheric, 2–3+ mm diam.

Ray florets

0 or 4–6(–8);

laminae golden yellow, 2–5 (× 1.5–3) mm.

5–7;

laminae yellow, ± 2 mm.

Disc florets

10–75;

corollas 2–4 mm.

10–20;

corollas ± 2 mm (tubes cylindric, throats broadly cylindric, abruptly dilated, lobes glandular; anther appendages narrowly deltate, not glandular).

Phyllaries

4–7, distinct or connate at bases (broadly elliptic or ovate, carinate, apices obtuse or acute).

5–7, distinct.

Heads

(3–)4–7(–10) or 10–30+ per array.

borne singly or in clusters.

Cypselae

1.5–3.5 mm;

pappi of 2–14 cuneate to oblanceolate (subequal), erose scales 0.5–1.3 mm.

± 2 mm;

pappi usually of 10–15 ± lanceolate scales ± 1 mm, rarely 0.

2n

= 14.

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Eriophyllum multicaule

Phenology Flowering Mar–Jul.
Habitat Sandy openings in chaparral or coastal scrublands
Elevation 0–1600 m (0–5200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; Mexico
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Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Key
1. Heads 10–30+ per array; peduncles 0–1(–2) cm; involucres 3–5 mm diam.; disc corollas 2–3 mm
var. confertiflorum
1. Heads (3–)4–7(–10) per array; peduncles 0–2.5(–9) cm; involucres 5–7 mm diam.; disc corollas 3.5–4 mm
var. tanacetiflorum
Source FNA vol. 21, p. 361. FNA vol. 21, p. 355.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Baeriinae > Eriophyllum Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Baeriinae > Eriophyllum
Sibling taxa
E. ambiguum, E. congdonii, E. jepsonii, E. lanatum, E. lanosum, E. latilobum, E. mohavense, E. multicaule, E. nubigenum, E. pringlei, E. staechadifolium, E. wallacei
E. ambiguum, E. confertiflorum, E. congdonii, E. jepsonii, E. lanatum, E. lanosum, E. latilobum, E. mohavense, E. nubigenum, E. pringlei, E. staechadifolium, E. wallacei
Subordinate taxa
E. confertiflorum var. confertiflorum, E. confertiflorum var. tanacetiflorum
Synonyms Bahia confertiflora Actinolepis multicaulis
Name authority (de Candolle) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 25. (1883) (de Candolle) A. Gray: Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 19: 24. (1883)
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