Agnorhiza ovata

Agnorhiza ovata

Vulnerable (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Agnorhiza
Species:
A. ovata
Binomial name
Agnorhiza ovata
(Torr. & A.Gray ex Torr.) W.A.Weber
Synonyms
  • Wyethia coriacea A.Gray
  • Wyethia ovata Torr. & A.Gray ex Torr. & A.Gray

Agnorhiza ovata (syn. Wyethia ovata) is a species of flowering plant known by the common name southern mule's ears. It is native to the mountains and foothills of southern California and Baja California, occurring the Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada foothills in Tulare, Kern, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Diego counties in California, with additional populations in the Peninsular Ranges south of the international border.