- Rafinesquia californica
Taxobox | name = "Rafinesquia californica"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Cichorieae
genus = "Rafinesquia "
species = "R. californica"
binomial = "Rafinesquia californica"
binomial_authority = Nutt."Rafinesquia californica" is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names California chicory and California plumeseed. It looks like a weedy daisy, bearing heads of elegant white-petaled flowers. The petals are often striped with lavender or pink on the undersides, a feature most noticeable when the flowers are closed. Each fruit has a pappus of stiff white or light brown hairs.
It is among the first plants to sprout up in areas recently cleared by fire. Indeed, the seeds germinate more readily in the presence of burned wood. It is native to most of the
western United States as far north asOregon .External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1751,1752 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RACA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.nativeplantnetwork.org/network/view.asp?protocol_id=2103 Notes on seed germination]
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