Monolopia lanceolata

Monolopia lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Monolopia
Species:	M. lanceolata
Binomial name
	Monolopia lanceolata; Nutt.

Monolopia lanceolata, the hillside daisy^[1] or common monolopia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the southern half of California, where it grows in many types of habitat, including coastal and valley grassland, chaparral, woodland, and desert.

Description

Monolopia lanceolata is an annual herb producing a slender, sometimes branching stem up to about 80 centimeters tall. It is usually somewhat woolly in texture.

The inflorescences at the ends of stem branches bear small hemispheric flower heads. The golden ray florets are 1 to 2 centimeters long and have three-lobed tips. They surround a center of many disc florets.

The fruit is a rough-haired achene 2 to 4 millimeters long.

References

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External links

Jepson Manual Treatment for Monolopia lanceolata
USDA Plants Profile of Monolopia lanceolata (common monolopia)
Flora of North America
Monolopia lanceolata — U.C. Photo gallery
Media related to Monolopia lanceolata at Wikimedia Commons

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