Blepharizonia laxa Greene is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Blepharizonia laxa Greene

Blepharizonia laxa Greene

Blepharizonia laxa is an endemic California plant similar to B. plumosa but with distinct coloration and gland coverage.

Family
Genus
Blepharizonia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Blepharizonia laxa Greene

Blepharizonia laxa Greene is similar to its close relative, Blepharizonia plumosa. Unlike B. plumosa, this species is typically yellow-green instead of gray-green, and it is covered in a much greater number of stalked glands. This plant is endemic to central California. It grows in the Central Coast Ranges, as well as adjacent areas of the southern San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley. Its native range extends from Contra Costa County in the north, south to San Luis Obispo County. It is native to California's chaparral and woodlands habitats.

Photo: (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Blepharizonia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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