Holocarpha
| Holocarpha | |
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| Holocarpha macradenia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Genus: | Holocarpha Greene 1897
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Holocarpha is a small genus of flowering plants in the daisy family. The genus contains four species of tarweeds, which are all endemic to California.[1]
Description[]
Holocarpha are glandular, aromatic annual herbs bearing yellow flowers.[2]
- Holocarpha heermannii - Heermann's tarweed
- Holocarpha macradenia - Santa Cruz tarweed
- Holocarpha obconica - San Joaquin tarweed
- Holocarpha virgata - yellowflower tarweed
Other "tarweeds"[]
Plants with the same common name, but in a different genus include:
- Santa Susana tarweed - Deinandra minthornii - (Asteraceae, endemic state-listed rare species in Simi Hills and nearby ranges) [4]
References[]
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Holocarpha
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Holocarpha
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- Asteraceae genera
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