Deinandra clementina
Appearance
Deinandra clementina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Deinandra |
Species: | D. clementina
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Binomial name | |
Deinandra clementina (Brandegee) B.G.Baldwin
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Deinandra clementina, known by the common name island tarplant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
Range
[edit]Deinandra clementina is found in all of the Channel Islands except San Miguel and Santa Rosa.
Description
[edit]Deinandra clementina is a sprawling shrub with a woody base, thick leaves and small yellow flowers. It forms thick mats scattered in coastal sage shrub on east and middle Anacapa Island where its acid-green foliage is conspicuous from a distance.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Deinandra clementina (Brandegee) B.G.Baldwin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Natural History of the Islands of California, Allan A. Schoenherr, C. Robert Feldmeth, and Michael J. Emerson, California Natural History Guides, University of California Press, Berkeley 94720, 1999, ISBN 0-520-21197-9
- C.Michael Hogan, ed; 2010; Encyclopedia of Life; Hemizonia congesta overview.
- "Hemizonia clementina Brandegee — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
External links
[edit]- Calflora Database: Deinandra clementina (Island tarplant) — formerly Hemizonia clementina.
- U.C. Photos gallery: Deinandra clementina — formerly Hemizonia clementina.