Blow-wives

Achyrachaena mollis

Family: Asteraceae(discoid) (SUNFLOWER).
Generic common name: BLOW-WIVES.

Location: Stunt Ranch: Stunt High Trail, chaparral, March 2005.

Characteristics: Native, Yellow, Medium, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring.

Actually belongs in the Asteraceae (radiate) group.