Lessingia

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Lessingia
Lessingia filaginifolia
Lessingia filaginifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Lessingia
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Species

14 - see text.

Lessingia is a genus of plants in the daisy family which are native to western North America. Some species are endemic to California. Lessingias are generally daisylike in appearance with white, yellow, or purple flowers, but they vary in appearance. Some lessingias are sometimes treated as members of different genera. The San Francisco lessingia, Lessingia germanorum, is an endangered species.

Species:

  • Lessingia arachnoidea - Crystal Springs lessingia
  • Lessingia filaginifolia - California aster
  • Lessingia germanorum - San Francisco lessingia
  • Lessingia glandulifera - valley lessingia
  • Lessingia hololeuca - woollyhead lessingia
  • Lessingia lemmonii - Lemmon's lessingia
  • Lessingia leptoclada - Sierra lessingia
  • Lessingia microdenia - Mt. Tamalpais lessingia
  • Lessingia nana - dwarf lessingia
  • Lessingia nemaclada - slenderstem lessingia
  • Lessingia ramulosa - Sonoma lessingia
  • Lessingia tenuis - spring lessingia
  • Lessingia virgata - wand lessingia

[edit] Further reading

  • Lane, M. A. (1992). New combinations in Californian Lessingia (Compositae: Astereae). Novon 2:3 213-14.

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