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Layia munzii  D. D. Keck
Munz's tidy tips,   Munz's tidytips
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Layia munzii is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Observation Search
~471 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Layia
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Information about  Layia munzii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (LAMU2)

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[Wikipedia] Range, Threats: It is endemic to the San Joaquin Valley in California, where it has been eliminated from most of its native range by the conversion of valley land to agriculture. A sizable population still exists on the grasslands of the Carrizo Plain in eastern San Luis Obispo County however. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/28/2025).