Asteraceae — Daisy Family

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Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae
Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl.

Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl.

Lasthenia californica DC. ex Lindl.

Lasthenia californica is a variable annual yellow-flowered herb native to western North America and northwestern Baja California.

Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene

Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene

Lasthenia gracilis (DC.) Greene

Lasthenia gracilis is a small, generally hairy annual herb with specific leaves and composite flower heads.

Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.

Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.

Launaea arborescens (Batt.) Murb.

Launaea arborescens is a flowering plant in Asteraceae found in parts of western Africa and southwestern Europe.

Layia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray

Layia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray

Layia fremontii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray

Layia fremontii is an annual herb with characteristic yellow-and-white ray florets, native to North America.

Layia gaillardioides Hook. & Arn.

Layia gaillardioides Hook. & Arn.

Layia gaillardioides Hook. & Arn.

Layia gaillardioides is an aromatic annual herb with yellow flower heads, producing achenes that often bear thick bristly pappus.

Layia glandulosa (Hook.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia glandulosa (Hook.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia glandulosa (Hook.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia glandulosa is an annual scented herb with white or yellow ray florets and yellow central disc florets.

Layia hieracioides (DC.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia hieracioides (DC.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia hieracioides (DC.) Hook. & Arn.

Layia hieracioides is an annual herb with yellow flower heads and achenes that grow a bristly pappus from disc florets.

Layia platyglossa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) A.Gray

Layia platyglossa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) A.Gray

Layia platyglossa (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) A.Gray

Layia platyglossa (tidytips) is a spring-blooming western North American daisy-like wildflower grown ornamentally and for habitat restoration.

Leontodon hispidus L.

Leontodon hispidus L.

Leontodon hispidus L.

Leontodon hispidus (bristly/rough hawkbit) is a European perennial that ranks high in meadow nectar productivity.

Leontopodium nivale (Ten.) A.Huet ex Hand.-Mazz.

Leontopodium nivale (Ten.) A.Huet ex Hand.-Mazz.

Leontopodium nivale (Ten.) A.Huet ex Hand.-Mazz.

Leontopodium nivale, the alpine edelweiss, is a woolly alpine plant famous for its long cultural symbolic role in Europe.

Lepidospartum squamatum (A.Gray) A.Gray

Lepidospartum squamatum (A.Gray) A.Gray

Lepidospartum squamatum (A.Gray) A.Gray

Lepidospartum squamatum (scale broom) is a drought-adapted southwestern North American shrub important to summer pollinators.

Leptinella pyrethrifolia (Hook.fil.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb

Leptinella pyrethrifolia (Hook.fil.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb

Leptinella pyrethrifolia (Hook.fil.) D.G.Lloyd & C.J.Webb

Leptinella pyrethrifolia is a dimorphic New Zealand alpine creeping perennial herb with two distinct subspecies.

Leptorhynchos squamatus (Labill.) Less.

Leptorhynchos squamatus (Labill.) Less.

Leptorhynchos squamatus (Labill.) Less.

Leptorhynchos squamatus is a small herb with yellow flower heads, native to parts of southeastern Australia.

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius F.Muell.

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius F.Muell.

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius F.Muell.

Leptorhynchos tenuifolius (wiry buttons) is a locally common small perennial daisy found in sandy-soil habitats in Victoria and South Australia.

Lessingia germanorum Cham.

Lessingia germanorum Cham.

Lessingia germanorum Cham.

Lessingia germanorum, or San Francisco lessingia, is a rare endangered annual herb endemic to the San Francisco Peninsula, California.

Lessingia glandulifera A.Gray

Lessingia glandulifera A.Gray

Lessingia glandulifera A.Gray

Lessingia glandulifera, the valley lessingia, is an annual flowering Asteraceae native to California and Baja California.

Leucanthemum ircutianum (Turcz.) DC.

Leucanthemum ircutianum (Turcz.) DC.

Leucanthemum ircutianum (Turcz.) DC.

Leucanthemum ircutianum is an upright herbaceous perennial daisy distributed across Eurasia and North America.

Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC.

Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC.

Leucanthemum maximum (Ramond) DC.

Leucanthemum maximum is a rhizomatous perennial herb native to France and Spain, often grown in gardens.

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

Leucanthemum vulgare Lam.

Leucanthemum vulgare (ox-eye daisy) is a perennial herb native to Europe and Western Asia, cultivated ornamentally and considered invasive in many regions.

Leucochrysum albicans (A.Cunn.) Paul G.Wilson

Leucochrysum albicans (A.Cunn.) Paul G.Wilson

Leucochrysum albicans (A.Cunn.) Paul G.Wilson

Leucochrysum albicans, hoary sunray, is a woolly-leaved Australian perennial daisy with distinct subspecies growing across different habitats.

Leucogenes grandiceps (Hook.fil.) Beauverd

Leucogenes grandiceps (Hook.fil.) Beauverd

Leucogenes grandiceps (Hook.fil.) Beauverd

Leucogenes grandiceps is a small perennial alpine/subalpine herb with white and yellow flowers and wind-dispersed seeds.

Leuzea repens (L.) D.J.N.Hind

Leuzea repens (L.) D.J.N.Hind

Leuzea repens (L.) D.J.N.Hind

Leuzea repens (Russian knapweed) is a long-lived Eurasian perennial that is toxic to horses and widespread in most of North America.

Leuzea uniflora (L.) Holub

Leuzea uniflora (L.) Holub

Leuzea uniflora (L.) Holub

Leuzea uniflora (L.) Holub, its former genus Rhaponticum has differing acceptance between botanical databases as of 2023.

Liatris acidota Engelm. & A.Gray

Liatris acidota Engelm. & A.Gray

Liatris acidota Engelm. & A.Gray

Liatris acidota is an Asteraceae species native to the US Gulf Coast that produces purple spiked flowers from June to October.

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