Status: Native
Synonyms:
Baeria chrysostoma subsp. gracilis (DC.) Ferris
Burrielia gracilis A.P. de Candolle
Lasthenia gracilis has yellow ray and disc flowers. The leaves are lanceolate to linear
and the herbage is pubescent. Overall, in our area Lasthenia gracilis is probably most likely confused with Heliomeris species. However, the flowerheads on Lasthenia gracilis are borne singly, and Heliomeris lacks a pappus while Lasthenia as a pappus of scales.
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Lasthenia gracilis, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, March 30, 2026
Lasthenia gracilis, leaves and stem, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, March 30, 2026
Lasthenia gracilis, flowerheads, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, March 30, 2026
Lasthenia gracilis, phyllaries, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Sycamore Canyon, March 30, 2026
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