Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt. (Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt.)
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Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt.

Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt.

Wyethia helenioides is a sunflower-like golden-rayed wildflower native to multiple mountain ranges and foothills in California.

Family
Genus
Wyethia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Wyethia helenioides (DC.) Nutt.

Wyethia helenioides is a short, low-growing golden-rayed wildflower that resembles sunflowers. In sunny clearings of mixed oak forests in coastal California, its typical understory associates are Mimulus aurantiacus and Calochortus luteus. This species occurs primarily in the California Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and some areas of the Sierra Nevada foothills within California.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Wyethia

More from Asteraceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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