Hemizonia clementina
Hemizonia clementina, known by the common name island tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
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Range
Hemizonia clementina is found in all of the Channel Islands except San Miguel and Santa Rosa.
Description
Hemizonia clementina is a sprawling shrub with a woody base, thick leaves and small yellow flowers. It forms thick mats scattered in coastal sage shrub on east and middle Anacapa Island where it's acid-green foliage is conspicuous from a disdance.[1]
References
- Natural History of the Islands of California, Allan A. Schoenherr, C. Robert Feldmeth, and Michael J. Emerson, California Natural History Guides, University of California Press, Berkeley 94720, 1999, ISBN 0-520-21197-9
- C.Michael Hogan, ed; 2010; Encyclopedia of Life; Hemizonia congesta overview.
- "Hemizonia clementina Brandegee — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
External links
- Calflora Database: Deinandra clementina (Island tarplant) — formerly Hemizonia clementina.
- U.C. Photos gallery: Deinandra clementina — formerly Hemizonia clementina.
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