Ancistrocarphus filagineus is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, known by the common names woolly fishhooks and hooked groundstar. It is native to western North America, including Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, California, and Baja California.Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Ancistrocarphus filagineus A. Gray, false neststraw, woolly fishhooks
Ancistrocarphus filagineus grows in many types of habitat, including bare, rocky habitat with clay or serpentine soils and recently burned areas. It is a petite annual herb rarely more than 15 cm (6 inches) tall. It has gray, woolly-haired herbage. The linear, lance-shaped, or oval leaves are up to 3 centimeters long and are alternately arranged on the short stems. The inflorescence is a cluster of a few small star-shaped flower heads a few millimeters wide.Flora of North America, Ancistrocarphus filagineusJepson Manual Treatment
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External links United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California photos Natural History of Orange County, California, University of California, Irvine, Woolly Fishhooks (False Neststraw), Ancistrocarphus filagineus photos