Lasthenia fremontii

Taxobox
name = "Lasthenia fremontii"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Asteridae
unranked_ordo = Euasterids II
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Heliantheae
genus = "Lasthenia"
species = "L. fremontii"
binomial = "Lasthenia fremontii"
binomial_authority = (Torr. ex Gray) Greene
synonyms = "Baeria fremontii"

"Lasthenia fremontii" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Frémont's goldfields. It is endemic to the California Central Valley, where it grows in vernal pools and meadows. This is an annual herb approaching a maximum height near 35 centimeters. The hairy stem may be branched or not and it bears linear or few-lobed leaves up to about 6 centimeters long. Atop the stems are inflorescences of flower heads with hairy phyllaries. The head contains many tufted yellow disc florets with a fringe of small yellow or occasionally white ray florets. The fruit is a hairy club-shaped achene less than 2 millimeters long.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1483,1491 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LAFR4 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lasthenia+fremontii Photo gallery]