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Home»Portola Valley Ranch, Windy Hill, Etc.»Wildflower Talks»Monthly Wildflower Talks»4/26/2021 First Wildflower Talk»Mule Ears (Wyethia ssp.)

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Modified 24-Mar-24
Created 27-Apr-21
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D. Mule Ears (Wyethia ssp.)

  • Two species: Narrow-leaved and Smooth. Both native to CA; smooth is endemic.
  • Ask iNaturalist – or research. Get iNaturalist on your phone! Fun!!
  • Like a sunflower, each flower head contains many of what botanists call “flowers”, each with its own pollen and ovary, anther and pistil. Look!
  • Found mostly sunny places. Grassland or open meadows.
  • Tough taproot.
  • One is in grassy meadow near the vernal pond on Coal Mine Ridge, Coalmine Trail.
  • Another Crab Spider! Didn’t I tell you they can change color?
Narrow-leaved Mule Ears (Wyethia augustifolia) in DewNarrow-leaved Mule Ears (Wyethia augustifolia) in DewNarrow-leaved Mule Ears (Wyethia augustifolia)Smooth Mule Ears (Wyethia glabra) ?Smooth Mule Ears (Wyethia glabra)Crab Spider on Smooth Mule Ears (Wyethia glabra)
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