Harmonia nutans
Harmonia nutans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Harmonia |
Species: | H. nutans
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Binomial name | |
Harmonia nutans (Greene) B.G.Baldwin
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Synonyms | |
Madia nutans Greene |
Harmonia nutans (syn. Madia nutans) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name nodding madia.
Description
Harmonia nutans is an annual herb producing a bristly, glandular stem up to about 25 centimeters tall. The
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Distribution
Harmonia nutans is endemic to California, where it is limited to the Coast Ranges in the San Francisco Bay Area and slopes to the north. It is reported only from Solano, Napa, Lake and Sonoma Counties.[1] It grows in common mountain habitat such as chaparral and woodland, often on volcanic soils.
References
- ^ http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Harmonia+nutans Calflora Taxon report
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Harmonia nutans
- USDA Plants Profile: Harmonia nutans
- Flora of North America
- Madia nutans Photo gallery