Lasthenia coronaria

Lasthenia coronaria is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name royal goldfields. It is native to California and Baja California, including Guadalupe Island. This is an annual herb approaching a maximum height near 40 centimeters. The stem may be branched or not and it bears linear or deeply divided, pointed leaves up to about 6 centimeters long. The leaves, and sometimes the stems, have a coat of hairy hairs. The foliage has a sweet scent. Atop the stems are flower clusters of flower heads with hairy, hairy phyllaries. The head contains many yellow disc florets with a fringe of small yellow ray florets. The fruit is a hairy achene up to about 2 millimeters long.