| Crocidium multicaule | |
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| Crocidium multicaule on Umtanum Ridge near Yakima River, Kittitas County Washington | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Crocidium |
| Species: | C. multicaule |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocidium multicaule Hook. | |
Crocidium multicaule is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name gold stars or spring gold. [1] [2]
Crocidium multicaule is a small annual, typically not exceeding 30 centimetres (12 in) in height when in flower. It grows from a low small patch of somewhat fleshy leaves at the ground and erects several tall thin stems, usually with reduced leaves on the lower part of the stem, and topped by a single flower head. The flower head is made up of five to 13 (usually 8) lemon yellow ray florets, each up to a centimeter long. The center of the head is filled with tiny disc florets, in a similar shade of bright yellow. The fruits are fuzzy brown achenes only one or two millimeters long which turn gluey when wet. [3]
Crocidium multicaule is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it can be found in varied habitats from grassland to woodland, mostly in dry open habitat.
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