''Deinandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe

Madieae Madieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes considered a subtribe of Heliantheae. Notable species include the tarweeds of the Western United States as well as the silverswords of Hawaii. Subtribes and gener ...

within the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae ...

. Such a genus is not recognized as distinct by all authorities; its species are often treated as members of the genus ''

Hemizonia ''Hemizonia'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. They are known generally as tarweeds, although some tarweeds belong to other genera, such as '' Madia'' and '' Deinandra''. Furthermore, ''Hemizonia'' is currently being revised; some ...

''.

Distribution

''Deinandra'' plants are native to the

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); and northwest Mexico (

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Species

The following species are accepted in the genus ''Deinandra'': * '' Deinandra arida'' - Red Rock tarweed -

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, California * '' Deinandra bacigalupii'' - Livermore tarweed -

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, California * '' Deinandra clementina'' - California * '' Deinandra conjugens'' - Otay tarweed: Otay Mesa area in

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and Baja California * '' Deinandra corymbosa'' - California from

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to Humboldt County * '' Deinandra fasciculata'' - clustered tarweed: southern California and Baja California * '' Deinandra floribunda'' - California and Baja California * '' Deinandra frutescens'' -

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, Mexico * '' Deinandra greeneana'' - Baja California including Guadalupe IslandRose, Joseph Nelson. 1890. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1: 24-25
/ref> * '' Deinandra halliana'' - central California (

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, San Benito Counties) * '' Deinandra increscens'' - grassland tarweed - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Counties) * ''

Deinandra kelloggii ''Deinandra kelloggii'', Kellogg's spikeweed or Kellogg's tarweed, is a North American species of plant in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Baja California, southern and central California (from Sonoma and Calave ...

'' - California (from Mendocino to Imperial Counties),

(

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), Baja California * '' Deinandra lobbii'' - central and northern California * ''

Deinandra martirensis ''Deinandra martirensis'' is a rare North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. ''Deinandra martirensis'' is native to the Baja California peninsula in northwestern Mexico. The species has been found in b ...

'' - Baja California, Baja California Sur * '' Deinandra minthornii'' - Santa Susana tarweed: California

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of Southern California (

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and Ventura Counties). (State and CNPS listed 'rare species.') * ''

Deinandra mohavensis ''Deinandra mohavensis'', commonly known as Mojave tarplant or Mojave tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Description ''Deinandra mohavensis'' is an annual herb growing 10-100 centimeters (4-40 inches) tall. The ...

'' - Mojave tarweed - California (San Diego, Riverside,

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, Kern Counties) * ''

Deinandra pallida ''Deinandra pallida'', the Kern tarweed, is a California species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It has been found in the Coast Ranges, southern San Joaquin Valley, and Sierra Nevada foothills in Kern, Los Angeles, ...

'' - California (from

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to Los Angeles County) * '' Deinandra palmeri'' - Baja California * ''

Deinandra paniculata ''Deinandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. Such a genus is not recognized as distinct by all authorities; its species are often treated as members of the genus ''Hemizonia''. Distribution ''D ...

'' - California and Baja California * ''

Deinandra pentactis ''Deinandra pentactis'', the Salinas River tarweed, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to California, found in the Coast Ranges of San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and ...

'' - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo,

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, San Benito, Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties) * ''

Deinandra streetsii ''Deinandra streetsii'' is a rare North American species of plant in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. ''Deinandra streetsii'' has is native to the state of Baja California in northwestern Mexico. The species has been found only o ...

'' - Baja California

References

External links

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USDA Plants Profile: ''Deinandra''
Asteraceae genera Flora of the Western United States Flora of Baja California Flora of Baja California Sur Flora of Mexican Pacific Islands {{Madieae-stub