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Asteraceae

Smooth tidytips

Layia chrysanthemoides A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Layia

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Smooth tidytips: Layia chrysanthemoides
Photo: jkirkhart35, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
宽舌菊, 莱雅菜
English
Smooth tidytips

Synonyms

  • Blepharipappus chrysanthemoides (DC. ex Lindl.) Greene
  • Blepharipappus douglasii (Hook. & Arn.) Greene
  • Blepharipappus douglasii var. douglasii
  • Callichroa douglasii Torr. & A.Gray
  • Calliglossa douglasii Hook. & Arn.
  • Hartmannia ciliata DC.
  • Hemizonia ciliata Torr. & A.Gray
  • Layia calliglossa A.Gray
  • Layia calliglossa var. calliglossa
  • Layia calliglossa var. oligochaeta A.Gray
  • Layia chrysanthemoides subsp. chrysanthemoides
  • Layia chrysanthemoides subsp. maritima D.D.Keck
  • Oxyura chrysanthemoides DC.
  • Tollatia chrysanthemoides (DC.) Endl.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.