Lessingia hololeuca
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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: | Lessingia |
| Species: | L. hololeuca
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| Binomial name | |
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Lessingia hololeuca is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woollyhead lessingia.
Distribution
It is endemic to California, where it is known from several locations around the San Francisco Bay Area and adjacent portions of the Sacramento Valley and North Coast Ranges. It grows in many types of local habitat.
Description
Lessingia hololeuca is an annual herb varying in maximum size and shape from flat and just a few centimeters high to an erect 40 centimeters tall. It is mostly woolly in texture. The lower leaves approach 13 centimeters long and may have several deep lobes; the upper leaves much smaller and unlobed. The
pappus
of bristles.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Lessingia hololeuca
- USDA Plants Profile: Lessingia hololeuca
- Flora of North America
- Lessingia hololeuca - Photo gallery
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