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Pentachaeta aurea is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names golden-rayed pentachaeta,[2] golden chaetopappa,[3] and golden leastdaisy.[1] It is native to southern California, where it grows in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains and the Peninsular Ranges, and northern Baja California. It is an annual herb with a hairy stem reaching a maximum height near 36 centimeters from a slender taproot. The narrow linear leaves are up to 5 centimeters long but only a few millimeters wide and may be very hairy. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head, with up to 22 heads per plant. The flower head bears many yellow, brownish, or whitish ray florets 3 to 12 millimeters long, and has a center of many five-lobed yellow to reddish disc florets. The fruit is an achene tipped with a pappus of bristles.

Pentachaeta aurea
Pentachaeta aurea subsp. aurea
Conservation status
Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Pentachaeta
Species:	P. aurea
Binomial name
Pentachaeta aurea Nutt.
Synonyms
Chaetopappa aurea

References

External links

• Calflora Database: Pentachaeta aurea (Golden chaetopappa, Golden rayed pentachaeta)
• UC CalPhotos gallery for Pentachaeta aurea .

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