Species

Wyethia angustifolia (Narrowleaf mule-ears)

Wyethia angustifolia. Photo: (c) kqedquest, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Wyethia angustifolia is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names California compassplant and narrowleaf mule’s ears. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to California, where it grows in grassland, meadows, and other open habitat. It is a perennial herb growing from a tough taproot and caudex unit and producing a stem 30 to 90 centimeters tall. The leaves have lance-shaped blades up…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Asterales (Sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies)
        Family: Asteraceae (Sunflowers, daisies, asters, and allies)
        Subfamily: Asteroideae
        Tribe: Heliantheae (Sunflowers and allies)
        Subtribe: Engelmanniinae
        Genus: Wyethia (Mule’s ears)
        Species: Wyethia angustifolia (Narrowleaf mule-ears)

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