Deinandra mohavensis

Deinandra mohavensis

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Deinandra
Species:
D. mohavensis
Binomial name
Deinandra mohavensis
(D.D.Keck) B.G.Baldwin
Synonyms

Hemizonia mohavensis D.D.Keck

Deinandra mohavensis, commonly known as Mojave tarplant or Mojave tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

Description

Deinandra mohavensis is an annual herb growing 10-100 centimeters (4-40 inches) tall. The stems are hairy and glandular. The leaves are bristly and glandular and smooth-edged or serrated on the edges.[2]

The flower heads are borne in clusters or somewhat open arrangements. The heads are lined with very glandular phyllaries. Each contains five yellow ray florets, each about half a centimeter long, and six yellow disc florets.[3][2]

Distribution and habitat

The plant is endemic to California. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in the southernmost Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Peninsular Ranges, and possibly the San Bernardino Mountains.[3][2][4] It grows in moist areas in chaparral and riparian zone habitat.[5]

Conservation

This plant was considered extinct for over 50 years because its historical populations had disappeared. It was rediscovered in 1994 in the San Jacinto Mountains.[6]

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Deinandra mohavensis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Deinandra mohavensis. Flora of North America.
  3. ^ a b Jepson eFlora: Deinandra mohavensis . accessed 4.15.2015
  4. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Deinandra mohavensis (Keck) B.G. Baldwin, Mojave tarplant
  5. ^ Hemizonia mohavensis The Nature Conservancy.
  6. ^ Hemizonia mohavensis. Center for Plant Conservation.
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