Rafinesquia californica

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Rafinesquia californica
Rafinesquia californica.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Genus:
Rafinesquia
Species:
R. californica
Binomial name
Rafinesquia californica

Rafinesquia californica is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names California chicory and California plumeseed. It looks like a weedy daisy, bearing heads of elegant white-petaled flowers. The ligules of the flowers are often striped with lavender or pink on the undersides, a feature most noticeable when the heads are closed. Each fruit has a pappus of stiff white or light brown hairs.

It is among the first plants to sprout up in areas recently cleared by fire. Indeed, the seeds germinate more readily in the presence of burned wood.[1] It is native to most of the southwestern United States as far north as Oregon, and to Baja California in Mexico.

References[]

  1. ^ Native Plants Protocol Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine

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