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Golden Yarrow

Eriophyllum confertiflorum

Golden Yarrow (Eriophyllum confertiflorum)

Woolly gray-green subshrub topped with flat clusters of golden flower heads through spring and summer. Tough, low, and long-blooming on dry slopes. Recorded as a minor food plant in Indigenous ethnobotany, without detail on which part was used.

Family
Asteraceae
Type
shrub
Lifespan
perennial
Height
1–2 ft
Spacing
1–2 ft apart
Light
part shade
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, alkaline
Bloom
April, May, June, July, August
Bloom colors
yellow
Wildlife value
pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses
foundation, container
Native states
CA

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