Deinandra clementina
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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: | Deinandra |
| Species: | D. clementina |
| Binomial name | |
| Deinandra clementina (Brandegee) B.G.Baldwin | |
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Deinandra clementina, known by the common name island tarplant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
Range
Deinandra clementina is found in all of the Channel Islands except San Miguel and Santa Rosa.
Description
Deinandra clementina is a sprawling shrub with a woody base, thick leaves and small yellow flowers. It forms thick mats scattered in coastal sage shrub on east and middle Anacapa Island where its acid-green foliage is conspicuous from a distance.[2]
References
- ^ "Deinandra clementina (Brandegee) B.G.Baldwin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Natural History of the Islands of California, Allan A. Schoenherr, C. Robert Feldmeth, and Michael J. Emerson, California Natural History Guides, University of California Press, Berkeley 94720, 1999, ISBN 0-520-21197-9
- C.Michael Hogan, ed; 2010; Encyclopedia of Life; Hemizonia congesta overview.
- "Hemizonia clementina Brandegee — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
External links
- Calflora Database: Deinandra clementina (Island tarplant) — formerly Hemizonia clementina.
- U.C. Photos gallery: Deinandra clementina — formerly Hemizonia clementina.