Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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California Goldfields (Lasthenia californica ssp. californica) is a native annual herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow at elevations from 0-4000 feet.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Plant communities

Coastal Prairie, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Northern Coastal Scrub, Northern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Small Heliothodes Moth

Heliothodes diminutivus