Hulsea nana is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat: Hulsea nana is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name dwarf alpinegold. It is native to the western United States from Washington, Oregon, and far northern California.
The plant grows in the talus of volcanic mountains and plateaus. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
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