Scientific name: Dipterostemon capitatus subsp. Capitatus

Family: Sunflower or Asteraceae

Tribe: Helianthae or goldfields

Blooms: Apr - Aug

Plant Height: 50 - 70 cm

Habitat: Shrubby slopes, much more common inland than by coast

About: A very common small shrub with its flowers at the end of long, branching peduncles. Easily confused with Lizard Tail but it has 4–7 strongly overlapping phyllaries and (usually) 4–6 ray flowers (as compared to 6–9 for Lizard Tail). Also, its leaves are smaller. It is more common inland, far less common near the coast. Despite the shared common name, it is unrelated to Common Yarrow (Achillea millefolium).

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