Deinandra fasciculata |
Deinandra clementina |
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cluster moonshine-daisy, cluster tarweed, fascicled tarweed, slender tarweed |
Catalina tarweed, island tarplant |
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Habit | Annuals, 4–100 cm. | Subshrubs or shrubs, 15–80 cm. |
Stems | ± solid. |
± solid (floccose in some leaf axils). |
Leaves | proximal blades toothed, faces hirsute. |
proximal blades toothed or entire, faces pubescent to somewhat canescent, ± hirsute, strigose, or scabrous, often stipitate-glandular. |
Bracts | subtending heads usually overlapping at least proximal 1/2 of each involucre. |
subtending heads usually overlapping proximal 0–1/2+ of each involucre. |
Ray florets | 5; laminae deep yellow, 6–14 mm. |
(11–)13(–20); laminae deep yellow, 4.5–7 mm. |
Disc florets | 6, all or mostly functionally staminate; anthers reddish to dark purple. |
18–30, 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. |
± evenly stipitate-glandular (sometimes sparsely), including margins and apices, often with non-glandular, pustule-based or non-pustule-based hairs as well. |
Heads | usually in glomerules or pairs, sometimes well separated, in racemiform or paniculiform arrays. |
usually in crowded, corymbiform or paniculiform arrays. |
Paleae | in 1 series. |
in 2 series (1 between ray and disc florets, 1 between outermost and adjacent disc florets). |
Pappi | of 5–12 lanceolate to oblong or linear, entire or fringed scales 1–1.5 mm. |
of 7–10(–15) lance-linear, fimbriate scales 1–3 mm. |
2n | = 24. |
= 24. |
Deinandra fasciculata |
Deinandra clementina |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Sep. | Flowering Mar–Dec. |
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 | Grassy areas, coastal scrub, semi-barren sites, edges of salt marshes, on terraces, slopes, and ridges, often in rocky or clayey soils |
Elevation | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) | 0–200 m (0–700 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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CA
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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.) |
Of conservation concern. Deinandra clementina is known only from six of the Channel Islands (Anacapa, San Clemente, San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, and Santa Catalina). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 282. | FNA vol. 21, p. 283. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Madiinae > Deinandra | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Madiinae > Deinandra |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Hartmannia fasciculata, Hemizonia ramosissima | Hemizonia clementina |
Name authority | (de Candolle) Greene: Fl. Francisc. 4: 424. (1897) | (Brandegee) B. G. Baldwin: Novon 9: 468. (1999) |
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