Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Wyethia helenioides is a species of flowering plants in the sunflower family commonly referred to as gray mule's ears. These are short, low growing golden-rayed wildflowers that resemble sunflowers. This species occurs chiefly in California's North Coast Range, Central Coast range and some parts of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Typical understory associated in sunny clearings of mixed oak forests in coastal California include Mimulus aurantiacus and Calochortus luteus.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones

7*, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Site type

Sunny clearings in mixed oak forests

Plant communities

Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest