Deinandra fasciculata

Deinandra fasciculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Deinandra
Species: D. fasciculata
Binomial name
Deinandra fasciculata
DC.
Synonyms

Hemizonia fasciculata - DC.

Deinandra fasciculata (syn: Hemizonia fasciculata), known by the common name of clustered tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family native to western North America. [1]

Range

Deinandra fasciculata is native to Baja California and California (from below the Mexican border to Sonoma County). It is a common member of coastal grassland habitats in the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion and other habitats.[1]

Description

Deinandra fasciculata is a thin-stemmed branched annual herb growing erect to a meter in height. The upper leaves are narrow, about 1 centimeter long nested against the stem (more like short needles than leaves). The lower leaves are much bigger, up to 15 centimeters.

Each flower head has a center of six yellowish disc florets with black stamens surrounded by five yellow ray florets. The ray florets generally have three teeth, the central tooth being the smallest.[1]

In this genus the disk flowers are actually big enough to be seen as tiny flowers to the naked eye.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jepson eFlora: Hemizonia fasciculata . accessed 4.16.2015

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