Chaenactis glabriuscula

Chaenactis glabriuscula, with the common name yellow pincushion, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family.[4] In general, Chaenactis glabriuscula is an annual herb producing one or more mainly erect stems approaching 50 cm (20 inches) in maximum height.The leaves are up to about 10 centimeters (4 inches) long, sometimes fleshy, and usually divided into many very small, curling lobes.The flower head is lined with flat, hairy or woolly glandular phyllaries 4.5–10 mm (0.18–0.39 in).[7] Urban locations on the Santa Monica Bay, in the northern Ballona Wetlands near Venice and on the Bell Avenue Sand Dune Park recreation area's dune (~185 plants) in Manhattan Beach, each had var.
Chaenactis glabriuscula var. glabriuscula , western Antelope Valley , California
Scientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsAsteridsAsteralesAsteraceaeChaenactisBinomial nameSynonymsAntelope Valleydaisy familyCaliforniaBaja CaliforniaSierra NevadaMojaveColorado Desertsinterior chaparral and woodlandscoastal sage and chaparralmontane chaparral and woodlandsecoregionsinflorescenceflower headspeduncleflower headglandularphyllariesanthersachenepappusTehama CoShasta CoVentura CoModoc CoSan Bernardino CoFresno CoSan Diego CoOrange CoSouthern CaliforniacoastalhabitatSanta Monica BayBallona WetlandsVeniceSand Dune ParkManhattan BeachendemicecosystemsWikidataWikispeciesiNaturalistNatureServeOpen Tree of LifePlant ListTropicos