Biology:Corethrogyne filaginifolia
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| Species: | C. filaginifolia
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| Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.
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Corethrogyne filaginifolia (syn. Lessingia filaginifolia) is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names common sandaster and California aster.
The taxonomy of this plant and certain relatives is currently changing; recently the Corethrogynes have been grouped together under the name Lessingia filaginifolia, and then moved back to genus Corethrogyne as a single species with many synonyms.[2]
It is native to western North America from the southwestern corner of Oregon through California to Baja California, where it is a common member of many plant communities, including chaparral and woodlands, forests, scrub, grasslands, and the serpentine soils flora.[3][4]
Description
Corethrogyne filaginifolia is a robust perennial herb or subshrub producing a simple to multibranched stem approaching 1 metre (3.3 ft) in maximum length or height. The densely woolly leaves are several centimeters long and toothed or lobed low on the stem and smaller farther up the stem.[5]
The inflorescence is a single flower head or array of several heads at the tips of stem branches. The head is lined with narrow, pointed, purple-tipped phyllaries which curl back as the head matures. Inside are many purple, lavender, pink, or white ray florets and a center packed with up to 120 tubular yellow disc florets.[5]
The fruit is an achene with a pappus of reddish bristles on top.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Corethrogyne filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) Nutt.
- ↑ "Corethrogyne in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=108006.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ "Corethrogyne filaginifolia Calflora". https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=9825.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Corethrogyne filaginifolia in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066436.
External links
- Corethrogyne filaginifolia at Calflora
- Corethrogyne filaginifolia at Jepson eFlora
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Corethrogyne filaginifolia (common sandaster)
- Corethrogyne filaginifolia — Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
Wikidata ☰ Q5170305 entry
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