Centromadia fitchii
| Centromadia fitchii | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Centromadia |
| Binomial name | |
| Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Hemizonia fitchii A.Gray | |
Centromadia fitchii, Fitch's spikeweed[2] or Fitch's tarweed,[3] is a species of North American plants in the tarweed tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to California and southwestern Oregon.[4][5]
Centromadia fitchii is an herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces arrays of numerous yellow flower heads with both ray florets and disc florets. [6][7][8]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene
- ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ↑ "Hemizonia fitchii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene, Spikeweed
- ↑ Flora of North America, Spikeweed, Centromadia Greene
- ↑ Greene, Edward Lee 1894. Manual of the Botany of the Region of San Francisco Bay 197
- ↑ Gray, Asa 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 4: 109 as Hemizonia fitchii
External links
- Calflora Database: Centromadia fitchii (Spikeweed)
- U.C. Photos gallery Centromadia fitchii — formerly Hemezonia fitchii.
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