Wyethia
Encyclopedia
Wyethia is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family
commonly referred to as mule's ears. These are short, low to the ground golden-rayed wildflowers that resemble miniature sunflower
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Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
commonly referred to as mule's ears. These are short, low to the ground golden-rayed wildflowers that resemble miniature sunflower
Sunflower
Sunflower is an annual plant native to the Americas. It possesses a large inflorescence . The sunflower got its name from its huge, fiery blooms, whose shape and image is often used to depict the sun. The sunflower has a rough, hairy stem, broad, coarsely toothed, rough leaves and circular heads...
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- Wyethia amplexicaulis - northern mule's ears, black sunflower
- Wyethia angustifoliaWyethia angustifoliaWyethia angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names California compassplant and narrowleaf mule's ears. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to California, where it grows in grassland, meadows, and other open habitat...
- California compassplant, narrowleaf wyethia - Wyethia arizonica - Arizona mule's ears
- Wyethia glabraWyethia glabraWyethia glabra is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Coast Range mule's ears. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the North and Central Coast Ranges. It is a perennial herb growing from a tough taproot and caudex unit and producing a stem up to 40...
- Coast Range mule's ears - Wyethia helenioidesWyethia helenioidesWyethia helenioides is a species of flowering plants in the sunflower family commonly referred to as gray mule's ears.-Distribution:...
- gray mule's ears, whitehead mule's ears - Wyethia helianthoides - sunflower mule's ears
- Wyethia longicaulisWyethia longicaulisWyethia longicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Humboldt mule's ears. It is endemic to California, where it occurs in the North Coast Ranges and the Klamath Mountains. It grows in mountain and foothill habitat such as grassland and forests...
- Humboldt mule's ears - Wyethia mollisWyethia mollisWyethia mollis is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name woolly mule's ears. The plant is hairy to woolly in texture, sometimes losing its hairs with age...
- woolly mule's ears