Crocidium multicaule
| spring gold | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Crocidium |
| Species: | C. multicaule |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidium multicaule Hook. | |
Crocidium multicaule is a species of plants in the daisy family known by the common name spring gold.[1][2] This plant is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it can be found in varied habitats from grassland to woodland. It is a small annual, typically not exceeding 30 centimeters in height. It grows from a small patch of somewhat fleshy leaves at the ground and erects several very tall, very thin gangly stems, each of which is topped with a flower head. The flower head is made up of five to 13 lemon yellow ray florets, each up to a centimeter long. The center of the head is filled with tiny disc florets, in a similar shade of bright yellow. The fruits are fuzzy brown achenes only one or two millimeters long which turn gluey when wet.[3]
References
- ↑ Hooker, William Jackson. 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 1(suppl.): 335 description in Latin, commentary and figure captions in English
- ↑ Hooker, William Jackson. 1834. Flora Boreali-Americana 1(suppl.): plate CXVIII line drawing of Crocidium multicaule
- ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 641 Crocidium Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 335, plate 118. 1834.