Hazardia stenolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hazardia
Species:
H. stenolepis
Binomial name
Hazardia stenolepis
(H.M.Hall) Hoover 1970
Synonyms[1]
  • Haplopappus squarrosus subsp. stenolepis H.M. Hall 1928

Hazardia stenolepis, the serpentine bristleweed,[2] is a North American species of shrub in the daisy family. It has been found only in California in the western United States, and in Baja California in northwestern Mexico.[3][4]

Hazardia stenolepis is a shrub up to 100 cm (39 in) tall. The plant produces numerous flower heads in a dense, elongated array at the top of the plant. Each head contains 8-10 disc flowers but no ray flowers. The species sometimes grows on serpentine soils.[5]

References

  1. The Plant List, Hazardia stenolepis (H.M.Hall) Hoover
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Hazardia stenolepis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos, description, distribution map
  4. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Hazardia stenolepis (H.M. Hall) Hoover, narrow scaled goldenbush, serpentine bristleweed
  5. Flora of North America, Hazardia stenolepis (H. M. Hall) Hoover, 1970. Serpentine bristleweed


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