Blennosperma nanum
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Tribe: | Senecioneae
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| Species: | B. nanum
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| Binomial name | |
| Blennosperma nanum (Hook.) S.F.Blake
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Chrysanthemum nanum Hook. | |
Blennosperma nanum is a California species of plants in the daisy family. Common names include glue-seed, common stickyseed, and yellow carpet.[2]
Description[]
It is an annual with small yellow flower heads The heads are a paler yellow than many other daisy-like flowers, and the ring of stamens ooze a viscous white juice containing the pollen. The fruits are also carried in a gluey fluid. The Greek name for the genus means "slimy seed."[3]
Distribution[]
The species is distributed throughout the lower elevations in California from Shasta County to San Diego County,[2] but nowhere is it particularly abundant. It is a resident of vernal pool floral communities. Glue-seed is often one of the first flowers to bloom as winter turns to spring.[3]
- Subspecies[3]
- Blennosperma nanum var. robustum: the Point Reyes subspecies of the plant, sometimes called Point Reyes blennosperma, is very rare and is only found in that isolated area.
- Blennosperma nanum var. nanum is much more common, and is sometimes called common blennosperma, yellow carpet, or meadow daisy.
References[]
External links[]
- Senecioneae
- Endemic flora of California
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Endemic flora of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Plants described in 1833
- Taxa named by William Jackson Hooker