Layia chrysanthemoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name smooth tidytips,[1] or smooth layia.

This is an annual herb producing an erect, nonglandular stem to a maximum height near half a meter.

The leaves are linear or lance-shaped with prickly or fuzzy edges.

The lower leaves may be lobed and grow up to about 10 centimeters long.

The flower heads are cups of hairy-edged phyllaries with a fringe of white-tipped golden ray florets around a tightly packed center of yellow disc florets with purple anthers.