Deinandra fasciculata |
Deinandra floribunda |
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cluster moonshine-daisy, cluster tarweed, fascicled tarweed, slender tarweed |
Tecate tarplant |
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Habit | Annuals, 4–100 cm. | Annuals, 30–100 cm. |
Stems | ± solid. |
± solid. |
Leaves | proximal blades toothed, faces hirsute. |
proximal blades entire or toothed, faces pilose and stipitate-glandular. |
Bracts | subtending heads usually overlapping at least proximal 1/2 of each involucre. |
subtending heads overlapping proximal 0–1/2+ of each involucre or not. |
Ray florets | 5; laminae deep yellow, 6–14 mm. |
13–20; laminae deep yellow, 4–7 mm. |
Disc florets | 6, all or mostly functionally staminate; anthers reddish to dark purple. |
24–31, all or mostly bisexual; anthers reddish to dark purple. |
Phyllaries | sessile-glandular near margins, sometimes with non-glandular, non-pustule-based hairs as well. |
± evenly stipitate-glandular, including margins and apices, usually with non-glandular, non-pustule-based hairs as well. |
Heads | usually in glomerules or pairs, sometimes well separated, in racemiform or paniculiform arrays. |
in racemiform-paniculiform arrays (often narrow; side branches strict, short). |
Paleae | in 1 series. |
in 1 series. |
Pappi | of 5–12 lanceolate to oblong or linear, entire or fringed scales 1–1.5 mm. |
of 6–10 (often rufous and/or flecked), oblong to elliptic, fringed scales 0.7–1.5 mm. |
2n | = 24. |
= 26. |
Deinandra fasciculata |
Deinandra floribunda |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–Sep. | Flowering Aug–Nov. |
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 | Moist openings in chaparral, streambeds, disturbed sites |
Elevation | 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft) | 70–1200 m (200–3900 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; Mexico (Baja California)
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CA; Mexico (Baja California) |
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 floribunda is known from valleys and hills of the southern Peninsular Ranges, within ca. 15 km of the Mexican border. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 21, p. 282. | FNA vol. 21, p. 282. |
Parent taxa | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Madiinae > Deinandra | Asteraceae > tribe Heliantheae > subtribe Madiinae > Deinandra |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | Hartmannia fasciculata, Hemizonia ramosissima | Hemizonia floribunda |
Name authority | (de Candolle) Greene: Fl. Francisc. 4: 424. (1897) | (A. Gray) Davidson & Moxley: Fl. S. Calif., 401. (1923) |
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