Holocarpha
Genus of flowering plants
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Madieae |
Subtribe: | Madiinae |
Genus: | Holocarpha Greene 1897 |
Holocarpha is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus contains four species of tarweeds, which are all endemic to California.[1]
Description
Holocarpha are glandular, aromatic annual herbs bearing yellow flowers.[2]
- Species[3][1]
- Holocarpha heermannii - Heermann's tarweed
- Holocarpha macradenia - Santa Cruz tarweed
- Holocarpha obconica - San Joaquin tarweed
- Holocarpha virgata - yellowflower tarweed
Other "tarweeds"
Plants with the same common name, but in a different genus include:
- Santa Susana tarweed - Deinandra minthornii - (Asteraceae, endemic state-listed rare species in Simi Hills and nearby ranges) [4]
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Holocarpha
- United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile: Holocarpha
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