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Layia glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names whitedaisy tidytips and white layia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Baja California to Utah, where it is common in a number of habitat types. This is an annual herb producing an erect stem to a maximum height just over half a meter. The stem and foliage are dotted with dark hairy hairs and the plant is sometimes scented. The thin leaves are linear to oval-shaped, with the lower ones often lobed and approaching 10 centimeters in maximum length. The flower head has a base of green, hairy, hairy phyllaries. The face is fringed with ray florets which are usually white, but sometimes yellow. The center contains yellow disc florets with yellow anthers. The fruit is a hairy achene; fruits on disc florets have a pappus of stiff white hairs.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall

Fragrance

Pleasant, None, Slight

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Color

White, Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

Prefers gravelly or sandy soils; adaptable.
Soil PH: 5.6 - 8.2

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 3, 7*, 8*, 9*, 10*, 11, 12, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Open, sandy soils,

Plant communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland, Lodgepole Forest, Red Fir Forest, Subalpine Forest, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Small Heliothodes Moth

Heliothodes diminutivus