Wyethia helenioides is a species of flowering plants in the family AsteraceaeJepson Manual. 1993 commonly referred to as gray mule's ears or whitehead mule-ears.
Distribution This species occurs chiefly in the California Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and some areas of the Sierra Nevada foothills in California.
Description Wyethia helenioides is a short, low growing golden-rayed wildflower, that resemble sunflowers. Typical understory associates in sunny clearings of mixed oak forests in coastal California include Mimulus aurantiacus and Calochortus luteus.C. Michael Hogan. 2008
References
External links Jepson Manual Treatment - Wyethia helenioides