Lessingia

Taxobox
name = "Lessingia"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Lessingia filaginifolia"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Astereae
genus = "Lessingia"
genus_authority = Cham.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 14 - see text.

"Lessingia" is a genus of plants in the daisy family which are native to western North America. Some species are endemic to California. Lessingias are generally daisylike in appearance with white, yellow, or purple flowers, but they vary in appearance. Some lessingias are sometimes treated as members of different genera. The San Francisco lessingia, "Lessingia germanorum", is an endangered species.

Species:
*"Lessingia arachnoidea" - Crystal Springs lessingia
*"Lessingia filaginifolia" - California aster
*"Lessingia germanorum" - San Francisco lessingia
*"Lessingia glandulifera" - valley lessingia
*"Lessingia hololeuca" - woollyhead lessingia
*"Lessingia lemmonii" - Lemmon's lessingia
*"Lessingia leptoclada" - Sierra lessingia
*"Lessingia microdenia" - Mt. Tamalpais lessingia
*"Lessingia nana" - dwarf lessingia
*"Lessingia nemaclada" - slenderstem lessingia
*"Lessingia ramulosa" - Sonoma lessingia
*"Lessingia tenuis" - spring lessingia
*"Lessingia virgata" - wand lessingia

Further reading

*Lane, M. A. (1992). New combinations in Californian "Lessingia" (Compositae: Astereae). "Novon" 2:3 213-14.

External links

* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LESSI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1530 Jepson Manual Treatment]