A 1-4 ft. perennial from creeping rhizomes with fuzzy-gray
leaves and stems. The flowering stalks are wand-like with showy
clusters of small, yellow flowers. California Goldenrod is a
member of the aster family (family Asteraceae) which includes
herbs, sometimes shrubs or vines, rarely trees, with simple or
compound, alternate or opposite leaves. Flowers small, but
organized into larger heads resembling a single, radially
symmetrical flower cupped by a ring of green bracts. In this
large, worldwide family there are about 920 genera and 19,000
species. Cosmos, Sunflower, Zinnia, Dahlia, and many others are
grown as ornamentals; Lettuce, Sunflowers, and Artichokes
provide food. Safflower oil is obtained from this family.
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