Layia pentachaeta Calflora

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Taxon Report

Layia pentachaeta A. Gray

Sierra tidy tips, Sierra tidytips

2020 Matt Berger

2009 Barry Breckling

2013 Debra L. Cook

Layia pentachaeta is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (648 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. albida ... ssp. pentachaeta
Genus:	Layia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Layia pentachaeta from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LAPE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/28/2023).