Calflora Taxon Report
Layia platyglossa  (Fisch. & C. A. Mey.) A. Gray
Coastal tidytips
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2015 Amy Rapport
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2019 Steve Matson
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2013 (Lisa) Feather (Walker) Forestwalker
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2023 Buffy Conrad
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2018 Amy Rapport
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2019 Cynthia Powell
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2019 Jenna T. B. Ekwealor
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2019 Marisa Persaud
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2023 R.A. Chasey
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2020 Amy Rapport
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2019 Steve Matson
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2019 Steve Matson
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2017 Chris Mo
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2017 Chris Mo
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2015 Mary Sue Ittner
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2017 Mary Sue Ittner
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2018 Mary Conway
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2023 R.A. Chasey
Layia platyglossa is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Layia
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Habitat: slopes

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, many plant communities

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSLayia platyglossa ssp. campestris
PLANTSLayia platyglossa var. breviseta
PLANTSLayia ziegleri
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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