Deinandra fasciculata |
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cluster moonshine-daisy, cluster tarweed, fascicled tarweed, slender tarweed |
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Habit | Annuals, 4–100 cm. |
Stems | ± solid. |
Leaves | proximal blades toothed, faces hirsute. |
Bracts | subtending heads usually overlapping at least proximal 1/2 of each involucre. |
Ray florets | 5; laminae deep yellow, 6–14 mm. |
Disc florets | 6, all or mostly functionally staminate; anthers reddish to dark purple. |
Phyllaries | sessile-glandular near margins, sometimes with non-glandular, non-pustule-based hairs as well. |
Heads | usually in glomerules or pairs, sometimes well separated, in racemiform or paniculiform arrays. |
Paleae | in 1 series. |
Pappi | of 5–12 lanceolate to oblong or linear, entire or fringed scales 1–1.5 mm. |
2n | = 24. |
Deinandra fasciculata |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Sep. |
Habitat | Grasslands, openings in chaparral, coastal scrub, and woodlands, vernal pool beds, disturbed sites (e.g., burns), often in sandy or clayey soils, sometimes serpentine |
Elevation | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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Discussion | Deinandra fasciculata occurs in southwestern California, especially on immediate coast, and on southern Central Coast and in the western Outer South Coast Ranges. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 282. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Madiinae > Deinandra |
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Synonyms | Hartmannia fasciculata, Hemizonia ramosissima |
Name authority | (de Candolle) Greene: Fl. Francisc. 4: 424. (1897) |
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