Lasthenia californica subsp. macrantha (A.Gray) R.Chan

Perennial goldfields (en)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Perennials (sometimes flowering first year; cespitose). Roots usually not fleshy or clustered. Stems decumbent, branched proximally, ± hairy. Leaves mostly basal; blades linear to oblong, 28–88 × 1.5–5.5(–15) mm, fleshy, margins entire or with 3–5+ teeth (ciliate), faces glabrous or ± hairy. Involucres campanulate to depressed-hemispheric, 9–14 mm. Phyllaries ± persistent, 9–16 in 2 series, elliptic to ovate. Ray florets 8–16; laminae elliptic to oblong, 6–18 mm. Anther appendages deltate to sublanceolate. Cypselae silver-gray, linear to narrowly clavate, to 4 mm, glabrous; pappi 0, or of 1–4 translucent, brown, subulate, aristate scales (sometimes variable within heads). 2n = 48.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.3 - 0.4
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 17 - 21
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Distribution

Lasthenia californica subsp. macrantha world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1024433-2
WFO ID wfo-0000099980
COL ID 7JWY2
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Synonyms

Lasthenia macrantha Baeria macrantha Burrielia chrysostoma var. macrantha Lasthenia macrantha var. macrantha Baeria macrantha var. thalassophila Lasthenia macrantha subsp. macrantha Lasthenia californica subsp. macrantha Baeria macrantha var. pauciaristata Baeria macrantha var. macrantha