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Rafinesquia californica

California chicory, desert plumeseed
Habit Plants 2–15 dm.
Leaves

2–20 cm.
Involucres

10–22 mm.
Florets

5–35;

ligules 15–22 mm, white; outer sometimes purplish.
Phyllaries

glabrous.
Fruits

bodies 4–7 mm, tan to brown; smooth to roughened;

beaks 5–7 mm;

pappus bristle barbs straight.

Rafinesquia californica
Distribution
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Discussion

Oak woodlands, chaparral, desert scrub. Flowering May–Jul. 500–1400 m. Sisk. CA, NV; southeast to AZ, south to Mexico. Native.
Source Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 333
Kenton Chambers
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