Hazardia squarrosus

Identification

Genus: Hazardia Species: squarrosus Variety: None Cultivar: None
Common name: Yellow Squirrel Cover.
 

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Description

A common perennial from coastal bluffs into interior chaparral, common on road cuts mixed in with squirrel holes, hence, its name. A 1-2ft high perennial that grows to 2-3ft across. Its 1/2inch yellow turban flowers make a show in summer. Use in revegetation or to stabilize slopes. This one can grow right on the coastal bluffs. Pollinated by insects.(Limitation of the Recruitment of the Shrub Haplopappus Squarrosus (Asteraceae) by Flower- and Seed-Feeding Insects, by S. M. Louda, journal of Ecology, 70, 43-53 1982) syn. Haplopappus squarrosus

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Characteristics

Hazardia squarrosus Yellow Squirrel Cover tolerates clay.
Hazardia squarrosus Yellow Squirrel Cover is great for a butterfly garden.
Hazardia squarrosus Yellow Squirrel Cover's foliage color is white and type is stressdeciduous.
Hazardia squarrosus Yellow Squirrel Cover's flower color is yellow.

Communities

Communities for Hazardia squarrosus Yellow Squirrel Cover:Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub and Coastal Strand.

Ranges for Hazardia squarrosus

ph: 6.00 to 8.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 0.20 to 0.50
width[m]: 0.50 to 1.00
rainfall[cm]: 33.00 to 81.00

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