▁a ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁producing ▁a ▁single ▁ere ct ▁stem ▁which ▁grows ▁to ▁a ▁maximum ▁height ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁to ▁ 8 0 ▁cent im eters . ▁It ▁is ▁mostly ▁hair y ▁and ▁green , ▁but ▁may ▁have ▁some ▁f uz zy ▁areas ▁and ▁a ▁pur ple ▁t inge . ▁The ▁leaves ▁have ▁rounded ▁or ▁o val ▁bl ades ▁with ▁to oth ed ▁edges ▁or ▁shall ow ▁lo bes . ▁The ▁bl ades ▁are ▁often ▁thick ▁and ▁somewhat ▁t ough , ▁meas uring ▁a ▁few ▁cent im eters ▁long ▁and ▁bor ne ▁on ▁pet i oles ▁longer ▁than ▁themselves . ▁Le aves ▁occurr ing ▁farther ▁up ▁the ▁stem ▁are ▁smaller ▁and ▁most ▁lack ▁pet i oles . ▁ ▁The ▁infl ores c ence ▁contains ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 ▁or ▁ 8 ▁flower ▁heads , ▁each ▁l ined ▁with ▁green - ti pped , ▁yellow - ed ged ▁ph yll aries . ▁The ▁head ▁contains ▁many ▁golden ▁yellow ▁disc ▁flor ets ▁and ▁several ▁orange ▁ray ▁flor ets ▁each ▁about ▁a ▁cent imeter ▁long . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁California ▁chap ar ral ▁and ▁wood lands ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Je pson ▁e Fl ora : ▁Pack era ▁g ander i ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁B ark ley , ▁T . ▁M . ▁and ▁R . ▁M . ▁Be auch amp . ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁A ▁new ▁S ene cio ▁( Com pos ita e ) ▁from ▁California . ▁Brit ton ia ▁ 2 6 : 2 ▁ 1 0 6 –