Harmonia doris-nilesiae

Harmonia doris-nilesiae is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names serpentine tarweed and Niles' madia.

This plant was first described to science in 1985, when it was named Madia doris-nilesiae after the California botanist and teacher Doris Niles.^[1][2] It and several others were moved to the new genus Harmonia in 1999.

Description[]

Harmonia doris-nilesiae is an annual herb growing up to about 26 centimeters tall, its upper branches bristly and glandular. The bristly, toothed leaves are up to 4 centimeters long.

The inflorescence bears several flower heads on long, thin peduncles. Each head has yellow disc florets tipped with yellow anthers and 4 to 8 bright yellow ray florets each a few millimeters long. The fruit is a black achene with a small pappus.

Distribution[]

Harmonia doris-nilesiae is endemic to the southern Klamath Mountains of far northern California, where it grows in serpentine soils.

References[]

External links[]

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Harmonia doris-nilesiae
• USDA Plants Profile: Harmonia doris-nilesiae
• Harmonia doris-nilesiae — U.C. Photo gallery

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