Yellowray Goldfields

Lasthenia glabrata

Yellowray goldfields is a vernal-pool annual that rings drying pool margins with sheets of golden daisies in spring, an easy reseeder for seasonally wet, sunny, alkaline ground and a valued bee plant.

Family: Asteraceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: annual
Height: 0.3–1 ft
Spacing: 0.3–0.6 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: moist, wet
Soil pH: neutral, alkaline
Bloom: March, April, May
Bloom colors: yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators, butterflies
Landscape uses: border, container, rain garden
Native states: CA