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Annuals Dictionary: Layia

December 10, 2009 By: Annuals Dictionary Category: Annuals Dictionary

Daisy family
Compositae
Lay’i-a. A genus of mostly Californian herbs, comprising about 15 species, 2 grown for their showy flowerheads.

Description
Leaves alternate, generally without marginal teeth. Flowerheads solitary, stalks terminal. Ray flowers handsome, 8-20, yellow or white, and 3-toothed. Disk flowers tubular.

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