Corethrogyne filaginifolia—common sandaster. All "daisy-like" species have been moved from the genus Lessingia to Corethrogyne. All subspecies are now lumped into one polymorphic species by the Jepson e-Flora and Flora of North America. Grows near the coast from Oregon southward to Southern California where the species them moves inland a considerable distance. Also found in the central and southern Sierra Nevada as well as Baja California. The insect is a western cucumber beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata tenella). Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.
Description: Scientific Name: Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M.A. Lane var. filaginifolia Common Name: California-Aster Certainty: positive (notes) Location: Southern California; Transverse Ranges; San Gabriel Mts; Front Range; Strawberry Peak Date: 20070824. Date: 25 August 2007, 20:30. Source: California-Aster Uploaded by Amada44. Author: Jason Hollinger.