Hazardia stenolepis
Hazardia stenolepis, the serpentine bristleweed,[2] is a North American species of shrub in the daisy family. It has been found only in California in the western United States, and in Baja California in northwestern Mexico.[3][4]
| Hazardia stenolepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hazardia |
| Species: | H. stenolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hazardia stenolepis (H.M.Hall) Hoover 1970 | |
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Hazardia stenolepis is a shrub up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. The plant produces numerous flower heads in a dense, elongated array at the top of the plant. Each head contains 8-10 disc flowers but no ray flowers. The species sometimes grows on serpentine soils.[5]
References
- The Plant List, Hazardia stenolepis (H.M.Hall) Hoover
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hazardia stenolepis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
- Calflora taxon report, University of California, Hazardia stenolepis (H.M. Hall) Hoover, narrow scaled goldenbush, serpentine bristleweed
- Flora of North America, Hazardia stenolepis (H. M. Hall) Hoover, 1970. Serpentine bristleweed
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