California Coreopsis

Leptosyne californica

TJM1: Coreopsis californica.

Family: Asteraceae(radiate) (SUNFLOWER).
Other common names: California tickseed.
Generic common name: TICKSEED.

Location: Malibu Creek State Park: Lost Cabin Trail, open chaparral, March 2008.

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