Stats

Lifespan

5-10 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Mediterranean shrubland

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Camouflage

Status

Common

About

Golden yarrow is a drought-tolerant California native wildflower in the sunflower family, producing dense clusters of bright yellow daisy-like blooms atop woolly-white stems. It thrives in chaparral and coastal sage scrub, blooming prolifically from spring into summer and attracting native bees and butterflies.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Asteraceae

Genus

Eriophyllum

Species

Eriophyllum confertiflorum