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Helianthella californica is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family known by the common name California helianthella. This wildflower is native to the mountains of California and Oregon. It is a taprooted perennial herb producing erect stems up to about 60 centimeters tall. The many lance-shaped leaves are up to 4 centimeters wide and smooth or slightly toothed along the edges. The flower cluster holds one or more sunflower-like flower heads. Each head has a center of golden disc florets with purple or reddish parts, and a fringe of yellow ray florets one or two centimeters long.
Perennial herb
2 ft Tall
Yellow
Spring
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Grassy places
Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest
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Likely
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Confirmed
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
Angelic Sweat Bee
Agapostemon angelicus
White-Shouldered Bumble Bee
Bombus appositus
Bombus californicus