Deinandra mohavensis, commonly known as Mojave tarplant or Mojave tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Deinandra |
| Species: | D. mohavensis
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Hemizonia mohavensis D.D.Keck | |
Description
editDeinandra mohavensis is an annual herb growing 10-100 centimeters (4-40 inches) tall. The stems are hairy and glandular. The leaves are bristly and glandular and smooth-edged or serrated on the edges.[2]
The flower heads are borne in clusters or somewhat open arrangements. The heads are lined with very glandular phyllaries. Each contains five yellow ray florets, each about half a centimeter long, and six yellow disc florets.[3][2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe plant is endemic to California. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in the southernmost Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Peninsular Ranges, and possibly the San Bernardino Mountains.[3][2][4] It grows in moist areas in chaparral and riparian zone habitat.[5]
Conservation
editThis plant was considered extinct for over 50 years because its historical populations had disappeared. It was rediscovered in 1994 in the San Jacinto Mountains.[6]
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Deinandra mohavensis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Deinandra mohavensis. Flora of North America.
- ^ a b Jepson eFlora: Deinandra mohavensis . accessed 4.15.2015
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Deinandra mohavensis (Keck) B.G. Baldwin, Mojave tarplant
- ^ Hemizonia mohavensis The Nature Conservancy.
- ^ Hemizonia mohavensis. Center for Plant Conservation.
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Deinandra mohavensis (Mojave tarplant)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2) Treatment of Deinandra mohavensis
- Archived: Jepson Manual (TJM93): Hemizonia mohavensis
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Deinandra mohavensis (Mojave tarweed)
- Deinandra mohavensis — Calphotos Photo Gallery, University of California