Tidy tips (Layia platyglossa)

Tidy tips, a reference photo — Photo: Seán A. O'Hara · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Layia platyglossa, commonly called coastal tidytips, is an annual wildflower of the family Asteraceae, native to western North America.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Tidy tips being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Layia chrysanthemoides
Layia munzii
Layia gaillardioides
Layia fremontii

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Layia
Species: Layia platyglossa

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