About Agnorhiza bolanderi (A.Gray) W.A.Weber
Agnorhiza bolanderi is a perennial herb that grows from a thick taproot connected to a caudex. This underground plant structure allows the species to survive wildfires, which occur frequently in its native chaparral habitat. Its aboveground stem reaches a maximum length of 30 centimeters, and has a glandular, sticky texture. The leaves have oval blades that can grow up to 12 centimeters long. The plant produces one solitary bell-shaped, sunflower-like flower head, which is sometimes tucked between its uppermost leaves. This flower head holds approximately 13 yellow ray florets, each of which can measure 2 to 3 centimeters long or longer. Yellow disc florets grow at the center of the flower head. The plant produces an achene fruit around 7 millimeters long that lacks a pappus. This species is named after German-American botanist Henry Nicholas Bolander, who lived from 1831 to 1897.
