- Deinandra fasciculata
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Deinandra congesta 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Subfamily: Asteroideae Tribe: Heliantheae Genus: Deinandra Species: D. fasciculata Binomial name Deinandra fasciculata
DC.Deinandra fasciculata (syn. Hemizonia fasciculata) is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name of clustered tarweed.
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Range
Deinandra fasciculata is native to Baja California and California (from the Mexican border to Sonoma County), where it is a common member of coastal grassland habitats.[1]
Description
Deinandra fasciculata is a thin-stemmed branched annual herb growing erect to a meter in height. The upper leaves are narrow, about 1 centimeter long nested against the stem (more like short needles than leaves). The lower leaves are much bigger, up to 15 centimeters.
Each flower head has a center of six yellowish disc florets with black stamens surrounded by five yellow ray florets. The ray florets generally have three teeth, the central tooth being the smallest.[1]
In this genus the disk flowers are actually big enough to be seen as tiny flowers to the naked eye.
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Categories:- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Deinandra
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