Eriophyllum multicaule

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Eriophyllum multicaule
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Eriophyllum
Species: E. multicaule
Binomial name
Eriophyllum multicaule
(DC.) Gray

Eriophyllum multicaule is a flowering plant in the daisy family which is known by the common name manystem woolly sunflower. It is native to California, and its range may extend into Arizona. It can be found in chaparral habitat, especially along the California coast. This is a small clumpy annual herb with fleshy stems and foliage in shades of bright green to purplish green. The small leaves are about one centimeter long, sometimes woolly, and shaped like a wedge with three small teeth at the end. The inflorescences at the ends of the stems are clusters of tiny flower heads, each bright golden yellow with a center of disc florets and a fringe of ray florets each about two millimeters long.

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