italic title taxobox name Encelia virginensis image Encelia virginensis 9.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Encelia species E. virginensis binomial Encelia virginensis binomial authority Aven Nelson A.Nels. Encelia virginensis is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name Virgin River brittlebush . This shrub is native to the southwestern United States, particularly the Mojave Desert . This is a bushy, sprawling shrub reaching heights between one half and 1.5 meters. It has many branches, with the younger parts hairy and the older stems developing a thickened bark. The gray green, fuzzy to hairy foliage may be sparse. Atop many erect, hairy stems are solitary daisylike Head botany flower heads with 11 to 21 ray florets which are generally yellow and a center of yellow disc florets. The fruit is an achene 5 to 8 millimeters long and usually lacking a Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1067,1073 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ENVI USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Encelia virginensis Photo gallery commons inline Category Encelia Category North American desert flora Heliantheae stub fr Encelia virginensis ... more details
italic title taxobox name Eriogonum alpinum image Eriogonumalpinum.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Polygonaceae genus Eriogonum species E. alpinum binomial Eriogonum alpinum binomial authority George Engelmann Engelm. Eriogonum alpinum is a species of Eriogonum wild buckwheat known by the common name Trinity buckwheat . This rare plant is Endemism endemic to California , where it is known from only about ten occurrences in the vicinity of Mount Eddy near the border between Siskiyou County, California Siskiyou and Trinity County, California Trinity Counties . It is a state listed endangered species because of its rarity. This is a perennial herb growing in mats no more than 15 centimeters wide and eight tall. The woolly greenish leaves are rounded and one to three centimeters long. The plant produces an erect inflorescence of bright yellow to pinkish flowers, each under a centimeter wide. The fruit is an achene about half a centimeter long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?5936,5994,5995 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ERAL6 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Eriogonum alpinum Photo gallery Category Flora of California Category Eriogonum alpinum Polygonaceae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Fimbristylis miliacea image Fimbristylis miliacea hideriko.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Cyperaceae genus Fimbristylis species F. miliacea binomial Fimbristylis miliacea binomial authority Carolus Linnaeus L. Martin Vahl botanist Vahl synonyms Scirpus miliaceus Fimbristylis miliacea is a species of Fimbristylis fimbry known by the common names grasslike fimbry and globe fringerush . It probably originated in coastal tropical Asia but has since spread to most continents as an introduced species . It is a widespread weed in some areas and is sometimes problematic in Paddy field rice paddies . This is an annual sedge which grows in clumps of erect stems up to about half a meter in height surrounded by fans of narrow flat leaves. The top of each stem is occupied by an array of spikelets, each borne on a long Peduncle botany peduncle . The spikelet is spherical to ovate and reddish brown in color. The spikelets flower and then develop tiny fruits, which are brown achene s about a millimeter long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?7928,8126,8127 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol FIMI USDA Plants Profile http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 200026798 Flora of North America Profile Category Cyperaceae Category Invasive plant species Cyperaceae stub ja th ... more details
italic title taxobox name Fimbristylis thermalis image Fimbristylisthermalis.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Monocots unranked ordo Commelinids ordo Poales familia Cyperaceae genus Fimbristylis species F. thermalis binomial Fimbristylis thermalis binomial authority Sereno Watson S.Wats. synonyms Scirpus spadiceus Fimbristylis thermalis is a species of Fimbristylis fimbry known by the common name hot springs fimbry . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in alkaline mud and sand, especially around hot spring s and mineral rich Seep hydrology seeps . This is a thick stemmed sedge which grows singly or in clumps and reaches maximum heights over a meter. It has a long rhizome system. It has short, flat, spiral arranged leaves. At the top of the stem is an inflorescence of ovate, pointed spikelets, each on a long Peduncle botany peduncle . The spikelet has many hairy bract s. The fruit is a shiny brown achene one to two millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?7928,8126,8128 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol FITH USDA Plants Profile http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 242357831 Flora of North America Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Fimbristylis thermalis Photo gallery Category Cyperaceae Cyperaceae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Helenium bolanderi regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Helenieae genus Helenium species H. bolanderi binomial Helenium bolanderi binomial authority Asa Gray Gray synonyms Dugaldia grandiflora Helenium bolanderi is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name coastal sneezeweed . It is native to the coastline of Oregon and northern California . This is a daisylike perennial herb varying in size from 20 centimeters to well over a meter in height. It has a generally unbranched, erect stem with oval shaped leaves. The flowers arise on naked Peduncle botany peduncles with one to three Head botany flower heads per inflorescence . Each flower head has a fringe of golden yellow ray florets reflexed away from a rounded center of disc florets in shades of yellow, red, or brown. The fruit is a tiny, hairy achene a few millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1294,1300 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HEBO2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Helenium bolanderi Photo gallery Category Flora of California Category Flora of Oregon Category Helenium asteroideae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Heterotheca grandiflora image Starr 031001 2109 Heterotheca grandiflora.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Astereae genus Golden aster Heterotheca species H. grandiflora binomial Heterotheca grandiflora binomial authority Thomas Nuttall Nutt. Heterotheca grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name telegraphweed . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but it can be found in other areas as an introduced species , such as Hawaii . It is a roadside weed even where it is native. This is a tall, bristly, glandular plant exceeding a meter in height and densely foliated in hairy to spiny toothed or lobed leaves. Leaves are smaller and more widely spaced toward the top of the stem, which is occupied by an inflorescence of bright yellow daisylike Head botany flower heads . The disc and ray florets drop away to leave a spherical head of achene s, each with a long white Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1376,1377 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HEGR7 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Heterotheca grandiflora Photo gallery Category Astereae Astereae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Heterotheca oregona regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Astereae genus Golden aster Heterotheca species H. oregona binomial Heterotheca oregona binomial authority Thomas Nuttall Nutt. Lloyd Shinners Shinners synonyms Chrysopsis oregona Heterotheca oregona is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name Oregon false goldenaster . It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington U.S. state Washington to central California , where it is found in low elevation mountain forests and chaparral , often near water. This is a perennial herb which is variable in appearance, with four somewhat indistinct varieties. It reaches a maximum height of 20 centimeters to one meter, and is covered in small bristles. The inflorescence holds Head botany flower heads with yellowish disc florets and no ray florets. The fruit is an achene with a long grayish Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1376,1378 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HEOR2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Heterotheca oregona Photo gallery Category Flora of California Category Flora of Oregon Category Flora of Washington state Category Astereae Astereae stub ... more details
italictitle taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Cichorieae genus Hieracium species H. greenei binomial Hieracium greenei binomial authority Asa Gray Gray Hieracium greenei not to be confused with Hieracium greenii is a species of Hieracium hawkweed known by the common name Greene s hawkweed . It is native to the forests of the Klamath Mountains and neighboring ranges in southern Oregon and northern California . This is a small hawkweed forming a basal rosette of densely hairy gray green leaves, each 5 to 10 centimeters long and some with toothed edges. It bolts a thin, hairy stem which reaches 20 to 40 centimeters tall. The stem bears an inflorescence of several Head botany flower heads containing yellow ligules. The fruit is a ribbed achene about half a centimeter long with a light brown Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1394,1400 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HIGR2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Hieracium greenei Photo gallery Category Hieracium greenei Category Flora of California Category Flora of Oregon Cichorieae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Hulsea heterochroma regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Hulsea species H. heterochroma binomial Hulsea heterochroma binomial authority Asa Gray Gray Hulsea heterochroma is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name redray alpinegold . It is native to the southwestern United States where it grows in open habitats. This is an annual or perennial herb growing thick, leafy green stems to maximum heights over one meter. The toothed leaves are 10 to 20 centimeters long. Leaves and stem are covered in glandular hairs. The leafy inflorescence produces many Head botany flower heads also completely covered in small glandular hairs. The green, lance shaped Bract phyllaries are over a centimeter long. The center of the flower head is filled with large yellow disc florets and the edge is fringed with narrow, thready red orange to reddish pink ray florets each up to a centimeter long. The fruit is a hairy achene 6 to 8 millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1412,1416 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HUHE USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Hulsea heterochroma Photo gallery Category Senecioneae Senecioneae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Ivesia saxosa regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae genus Ivesia species I. saxosa binomial Ivesia saxosa binomial authority Lemmon ex Edward Lee Greene Greene Ertter Ivesia saxosa is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae rose family known by the common name rock mousetail , or rock ivesia . It is native to the mountains and deserts of central and southern California and northern Baja California , where it grows in cracks and crevices in rock faces and slopes. This is a clumpy perennial herb with hanging leaves and stems. Each leaf is a flat strip or cluster of rounded, lobed leaflets. The green to reddish stem is up to 30 centimeters long and bears an inflorescence of clustered flowers. Each flower is almost a centimeter wide and has hairy pointed sepals and smaller rounded to spoon shaped yellow petals. In the center of the flower are up to 40 stamen s and many Gynoecium pistils . The fruit is a tiny pale achene . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?6677,6772,6797 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol IVSA3 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Ivesia saxosa Photo gallery Category Rosaceae Category Flora of Baja California Category Flora of California Rosales stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Clematis hirsutissima image Clematishirsutissima.jpg image width 230px regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Dicotyledon Magnoliopsida ordo Ranunculales familia Ranunculaceae genus Clematis species C. hirsutissima binomial Clematis hirsutissima binomial authority Frederick Traugott Pursh Pursh Clematis hirsutissima is a species of flowering plant in the Ranunculaceae buttercup family known by the common name hairy clematis . It is native to much of the western United States, from Washington U.S. state Washington to Nebraska . It is a small, erect plant which, unlike other Clematis , does not generally produce vine s. It is quite variable in appearance, especially across varieties. In general the hairy stem reaches up to about half a meter tall and has many hairy leaves divided into lance shaped lobes. The inflorescence appears at the tip of the stem and bears a solitary flower. The flower is made up of an urn shaped cup of deep purple blue petallike sepal s, which are fuzzy and have pointed or rounded tips. Rare individuals have white or pinkish sepals. There are no true petals. The fruit is a hairy achene with a very long beak and a plume on the end. External links http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol CLHI USDA Plants Profile http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 233500394 Flora of North America Category Clematis hirsutissima Ranunculales stub az Clematis hirsutissima es Clematis hirsutissima ... more details
italic title taxobox name Hymenoclea monogyra image Hymenocleamonogyra.jpg image caption fruits regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Hymenoclea species H. monogyra binomial Hymenoclea monogyra binomial authority John Torrey Torr. & Asa Gray Gray synonyms Ambrosia monogyra Hymenoclea monogyra also, Ambrosia monogyra is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name singlewhorl burrobrush . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in deserts and adjacent mountains and dry valleys. This is a thickly branching shrub reaching heights from one to four meters. The thin stems are covered in narrow, hairy leaves and flower in large inflorescence s of Stamen staminate and Gynoecium pistillate flowers. The staminate flowers have translucent white corollas and the pistillate flowers are rounded, fruit bearing structures. The fruit is an achene with a single whorl of several papery wings. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1426,1427 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HYMO USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Hymenoclea monogyra Photo gallery Category Asteraceae Asteraceae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lagophylla glandulosa regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Lagophylla species L. glandulosa binomial Lagophylla glandulosa binomial authority Asa Gray Gray Lagophylla glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae sunflower family known by the common name glandular hareleaf . It is Endemism endemic to California , where it grows in the California Central Valley Central Valley and foothills in chaparral , grassland and woodland habitat. This is an annual herb growing a very thin stem covered in glandular hairs, especially at the top in the inflorescence . The leaves are mostly small, smooth edged, and glandular hairy on the top of the stem, with much larger, toothed leaves toward the base. The inflorescence bears Head botany flower heads with five bright yellow ray florets, each with three lobes. The center of the head contains six disc florets which are yellow with black Stamen anthers . The fruit is a dark brown achene with no Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1474,1476 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAGL USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lagophylla glandulosa Photo gallery Category Lagophylla glandulosa Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italictitle taxobox image Lagophylla minor.jpg name Lagophylla minor regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Lagophylla species L. minor binomial Lagophylla minor binomial authority D.D.Keck Lagophylla minor is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae sunflower family known by the common name lesser hareleaf . It is Endemism endemic to California , where it grows in the foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley . It is a member of the plant communities growing on serpentine soil s. This is an annual herb producing a thin, forking, purplish brown stem covered in small stiff hairs. The hairy leaves are 2 to 5 centimeters long and linear in shape, those on the lower stem toothed and those on the upper smooth edged. The inflorescence bears Head botany flower heads with five bright yellow three lobed ray florets, six yellow disc florets with black Stamen anthers , and Bract phyllaries with long, soft hairs. The fruit is a glossy black achene two to three millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1474,1477 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAMI USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lagophylla minor Photo gallery Category Lagophylla minor Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox image Lastheniacoronaria.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. coronaria binomial Lasthenia coronaria binomial authority Thomas Nuttall Nutt. Ornduff synonyms Baeria californica Lasthenia coronaria is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name royal goldfields . It is native to California and Baja California , including Guadalupe Island . This is an annual herb approaching a maximum height near 40 centimeters. The stem may be branched or not and it bears linear or deeply divided, pointed leaves up to about 6 centimeters long. The leaves, and sometimes the stems, have a coat of glandular hairs. The foliage has a sweet scent. Atop the stems are inflorescence s of Head botany flower heads with hairy, glandular bract phyllaries . The head contains many yellow disc florets with a fringe of small yellow ray florets. The fruit is a hairy achene up to about 2 millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1488 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LACO7 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia coronaria Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Category Flora of Baja California Heliantheae stub ... more details
taxobox image Lasthenia ferrisiae.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. ferrisiae binomial Lasthenia ferrisiae binomial authority Ornduff Lasthenia ferrisiae is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name Ferris goldfields . It is Endemism endemic to the California Central Valley , where it grows in vernal pool s and alkali flats . This is an annual herb approaching a maximum height near 40 centimeters. It is variable in appearance and similar to other species of Lasthenia goldfields it is probably the result of a cross between Lasthenia chrysantha and Lasthenia glabrata , which grow throughout its range. The stem may be branched or not and it bears hairless, linear leaves up to 8 centimeters long. Atop the hairless or sparsely hairy stems are inflorescence s of Head botany flower heads with fused, hairless bract phyllaries . The head contains many yellow disc florets with a fringe of small yellow ray florets. The fruit is a flat, oval shaped achene up to about 2 millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1490 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAFE USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia ferrisiae Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lasthenia fremontii regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. fremontii binomial Lasthenia fremontii binomial authority John Torrey Torr. ex Asa Gray Gray Edward Lee Greene Greene synonyms Baeria fremontii Lasthenia fremontii is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name Fr mont s goldfields after John C. Fr mont . It is Endemism endemic to the Central Valley California California Central Valley , where it grows in vernal pool s and meadows. This is an annual herb approaching a maximum height near 35 centimeters. The hairy stem may be branched or not and it bears linear or few lobed leaves up to about 6 centimeters long. Atop the stems are inflorescence s of Head botany flower heads with hairy bract phyllaries . The head contains many tufted yellow disc florets with a fringe of small yellow or occasionally white ray florets. The fruit is a hairy club shaped achene less than 2 millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1491 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAFR4 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia fremontii Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lasthenia glaberrima regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. glaberrima binomial Lasthenia glaberrima binomial authority A. P. de Candolle DC. Lasthenia glaberrima is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common names smooth goldfields and rayless goldfields . It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California , where it grows in wet places such as vernal pools and springtime meadows. This is an annual herb producing a mostly erect, hairless stem to maximum heights near 35 centimeters. The stem may branch or not, and it bears hairless linear leaves up to about 10 centimeters long. Atop the stem is an inflorescence of Head botany flower heads with fused, pointed bract phyllaries . The head contains many yellowish or greenish disc florets. There are also yellow ray florets, but they are so short they may be nearly invisible inside the involucre of phyllaries. The fruit is a hairy achene a few millimeters long which is linear in shape with a Pappus flower structure pappus of scales. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1492 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAGL3 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia glaberrima Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lasthenia glabrata image Lasthenia glabrata 1.JPG regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. glabrata binomial Lasthenia glabrata binomial authority John Lindley Lindl. Lasthenia glabrata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name yellowray goldfields . It is Endemism endemic to California , where it is a resident of vernal pool s and other moist areas in a number of habitat types. This is a daisylike annual herb growing up to about half a meter in maximum height. The thin stem has a few pairs of oppositely arranged, smooth edged linear leaves each up to 15 centimeters long. The plant flowers in solitary or loosely clustered Head botany flower heads with golden yellow disc and ray florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long with no Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1493 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAGL4 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia glabrata Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lasthenia microglossa regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. microglossa binomial Lasthenia microglossa binomial authority A. P. de Candolle DC. Edward Lee Greene Greene Lasthenia microglossa is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name smallray goldfields . It is Endemism endemic to California , where it grows in shady areas in a number of habitats. This is a small annual herb growing sprawling stems along the ground or erect to a maximum height near 25 centimeters. The stems are hairy and may be branched or unbranched. The hairy leaves are generally linear in shape and are up to 8 centimeters long, paired oppositely on the stem. The flower is less than a centimeter across and is mostly made up of golden yellow disc florets. If there are ray florets they are less than a millimeter long. The fruit is a hairy achene a few millimeters long, sometimes with a Pappus flower structure pappus of tiny scales. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1501 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAMI4 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia microglossa Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lasthenia minor regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. minor binomial Lasthenia minor binomial authority A. P. de Candolle DC. Ornduff Lasthenia minor is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name coastal goldfields . It is native to California , where it is a resident of coastal and inland grassland habitat. This is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 35 centimeters. The woolly stem may be branched or not and has oppositely arranged pairs of linear leaves. The Head botany flower heads are under a centimeter wide and have hairy bract phyllaries and golden yellow ray and disc florets. The fruit is an achene up to about two millimeters long with a Pappus flower structure pappus of scales. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1502 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAMI5 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia minor Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Leontodon taraxacoides image Leontodontaraxacoides.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Hawkbit Leontodon species L. taraxacoides binomial Leontodon taraxacoides binomial authority Vill. M rat synonyms Leontodon leysseri br Leontodon saxatilis Leontodon taraxacoides is a species of hawkbit known by the common name lesser hawkbit . It is native to Europe and North Africa but it can be found in many other places across the globe as an introduced species and often a noxious weed . This is a dandelion like herb growing patches of many erect, leafless stems from a basal rosette of leaves. Atop the stems are solitary Head botany flower heads which are ligulate, containing layered rings of ray florets with no disc florets. The florets are yellow with toothed tips. The fruit is a cylindrical achene with a Pappus flower structure pappus of scales. Fruits near the center of the flower head are rough, while those growing along the edges of the head are smooth. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1523,1524 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LETA USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Leontodon taraxacoides Photo gallery http www.plant identification.co.uk skye compositae leontodon taraxacoides.htm Skye Flora Category Asteraceae Category Invasive plant species Cichorieae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lagophylla ramosissima image Lagophyllaramosissimaramos.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Lagophylla species L. ramosissima binomial Lagophylla ramosissima binomial authority Thomas Nuttall Nutt. Lagophylla ramosissima is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae sunflower family known by the common name branched hareleaf , or branched lagophylla . It is native to the western United States where it can be found in many types of habitat, especially in dry areas. This is an annual herb producing spindly, erect stems which are variable in height. The leaves on the lower part of the plant are up to 12 centimeters long and fall off the plant early on in the season. The upper leaves are smaller and have woolly, glandular surfaces. The inflorescence is sparsely flowered in Head botany flower heads which open in the evening and close early in the morning. Each small head has five short light yellow ray florets with lobed tips, and six yellow disc florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long with no Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1474,1478 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LARA USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lagophylla ramosissima Photo gallery Category Lagophylla ramosissima Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Ageratina herbacea image Ageratina herbacea habitus.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Eupatorieae genus Ageratina species A. herbacea binomial Ageratina herbacea binomial authority Asa Gray A.Gray George King botanist King & Harold E. Robinson H.Rob. synonyms Eupatorium herbaceum Ageratina herbacea is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common names fragrant snakeroot and Apache snakeroot . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in several habitat types. This is a perennial herb growing a green, fuzzy stem from a woody caudex to heights between about 50 and 70 centimeters. The leaves are yellow to green or grayish and are triangular to heart shaped. The inflorescence is a cluster of fuzzy Head botany flower heads under a centimeter long containing long, protruding white disc florets and no ray florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long with a rough bristly Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,628,630 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol AGHE5 USDA Plants Profile http seinet.asu.edu seinet symbiota taxa taxaprofile.php?taxon Ageratina 20herbacea&cl Harding 20County Photo gallery File Ageratina herbacea flora.jpg thumb left Flower detail Category Ageratina Eupatorieae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Ageratina occidentalis regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Eupatorieae genus Ageratina species A. occidentalis binomial Ageratina occidentalis binomial authority William Jackson Hooker Hook. George King botanist King & Harold E. Robinson H.Rob. synonyms Eupatorium occidentale Ageratina occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name western snakeroot or western eupatorium . It is native to the western United States where it grows in several types of habitat . This is a rhizome rhizomatous perennial herb growing fuzzy green or purple stems to a maximum height near 70 centimeters. The glandular leaves are triangular in shape with serrated edges. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of fuzzy Head botany flower heads containing long, protruding disc florets in shades of white, pink, and blue. There are no ray florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long with a rough, bristly Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,628,631 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol AGOC2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Ageratina occidentalis Photo gallery Category Ageratina Eupatorieae stub nv Bi haazhchin ... more details
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