Lasthenia glabrata - Yellow-rayed Goldfields

Lasthenia glabrata) is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name yellowray goldfields. It is endemic to California, where it is a resident of vernal pools and other moist areas in a number of habitat types. This is a daisylike annual herb growing up to about half a meter in maximum height. The thin stem has a few pairs of oppositely-arranged, smooth-edged linear leaves each up to 15 centimeters long. The plant flowers in solitary or loosely clustered flower heads with golden yellow disc and ray florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long with no pappus. Description from Calscape.

Grower: Nature's Seed

Family: Asteraceae

Life Cycle: Annual

Plant Type: Herb

Sun Exposure: Full, Partial

Bloom Period: Winter, Spring, Summer (February to June)

Bloom Color(s): Yellow

Plant Height: 6-16 inches tall

Plant Width: 6 inches wide

California Regions:

• San Francisco Bay Area
• North Coast
• Central Valley
• Sierra Foothills
  
• Central California Coast
• Southern Coast
• Southern California Inland
  

Ecological Benefits:

• Drought Tolerant
  
• Fire Safe
• Deer Resistant
• Attracts pollinators, birds, wildlife
  

Ecological Functions:

• Grows in Containers
• Groundcover

Habitat Type:

• Coastal Grassland
• Valley Grassland
• Coastal Sage Scrub
• Northern Coastal Scrub
• Oak Woodland 

Skill Level: Beginner

Seed Pretreatment: None