Malacothrix foliosa subsp. foliosa

Stems usually 1, usually erect, branched distally. Distal cauline leaves ovate to lanceolate, pinnately lobed (at bases, lobes 1-2 pairs, narrow). Calyculi of 8-12+, lance-deltate to lanceolate bractlets. Involucres 7-11 × 3-8 mm. Phyllaries 18-22+ in 3 series. Corollas light yellow, 10-17 mm; outer ligules exserted 6-10 mm. Cypselae ± cylindro-fusiform, 0.9-1.5 mm, ribs ± equal. 2n = 14.

Flowering Mar-Jul. Open sandy areas, dunes, between shrubs in chaparral; 10-100 m; Calif.

Subspecies foliosa is known only from San Clemente Island.