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Lasthenia coronaria is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name royal goldfields. It is native to California and Baja California, including Guadalupe Island. This is an annual herb approaching a maximum height near 40 centimeters. The stem may be branched or not and it bears linear or deeply divided, pointed leaves up to about 6 centimeters long. The leaves, and sometimes the stems, have a coat of hairy hairs. The foliage has a sweet scent. Atop the stems are flower clusters of flower heads with hairy, hairy phyllaries. The head contains many yellow disc florets with a fringe of small yellow ray florets. The fruit is a hairy achene up to about 2 millimeters long.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

1 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Site type

Sunny, open places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Valley Grassland

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Small Heliothodes Moth

Heliothodes diminutivus