Deinandra palmeri

Deinandra palmeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Deinandra
Species: D. palmeri
Binomial name
Deinandra palmeri
(Rose) B.G.Baldwin
Synonyms[1]

Hemizonia palmeri Rose

Deinandra palmeri is a rare North American species of plants in the tarweed tribe within the (sunflower family).[2]

Deinandra palmeri has is native to the State of Baja California in northwestern Mexico. The species has been found only on Guadalupe Island, 400 km (150 miles) west of the mainland of the Baja California Peninsula, part of the State of Baja California.[3]

Deinandra palmeri is an perennial shrub with a thick woody base. It produces many yellow flower heads, each with both disc florets and ray florets.[3]


References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Deinandra palmeri (Rose) B.G.Baldwin
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Deinandra palmeri (Rose) B.G. Baldwin
  3. 1 2 Rose, Joseph Nelson 1890. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1: 24 as Hemizonia palmeri
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