Goldfields (Lasthenia californica)

3/10/17 Minthorn Street, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA 

3/10/17 Walker Canyon, Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA

 3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

4/3/17 Ricardo Campground, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Goldfields

SPECIES: Lasthenia californica

FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/10/2017

LOCATION: Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson 1993 Manual:

Annual < 40 cm

Stem simple or freely branched, ± hairy

Leaves 0.8–7 cm, linear to oblanceolate, entire, hairy, ± fleshy in coastal forms

Inflorescence: involucre 5–10 mm, bell-shaped or hemispheric; phyllaries 4–13, free, hairy; receptacle conic, rough, glabrous

Ray flowers 6–13; ligules 5–10 mm

Disk flowers generally many; anther tips triangular; style tips triangular

Fruit < 3 mm, linear to ± club-shaped, glabrous or hairy; pappus of 1–7 narrow awns, wider awned scales, or 0

Ecology: Abundant. Many habitats

Elevation: < 1500 m.  

Bioregional distribution: California Floristic Province, w Mojave Desert 

Distribution outside California: sw Oregon, Arizona, Mexico

Flowering time: Feb–Jun

Highly variable; needs further study

Horticultural information: SUN: 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.