rod wirelettuce

Stephanomeria virgata

Member of wirelettuces (genus Stephanomeria)
lettuce, chicory, dandelion, and salsify tribe (tribe Cichorieae)
sunflower family (family Asteraceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, pink in flowering plants

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• seed without long groove on each face
• ssp. pleurocarpa: outer phyllaries appressed
• ssp. virgata: outer phyllaries strongly reflexed
• common

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Chris’s observations: 9 (5 are research grade)

Locations:

• Pinnacles NP: 2
• Sierra Azul OSP: 2
• Castle Rock SP
• Huckleberry Botanic RP
• Jacks Peak CP
• Monte Bello OSP
• Rancho San Antonio OSP

Months:

• Jun.: 1
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 2
• Sep.: 0
• Oct.: 4
• Nov.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora