''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 gene ...
within the family
Asteraceae
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. 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 spe ...
''.
Distribution
''Deinandra'' plants are native to the
Western United States
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(
California
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and
Arizona
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); and northwest Mexico (
Baja California
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and
Baja California Sur
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).
Species
The following species are accepted in the genus ''Deinandra'':
* ''
Deinandra arida'' - Red Rock tarweed -
Kern County
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Kern County compris ...
, California
* ''
Deinandra bacigalupii'' - Livermore tarweed -
Alameda County
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, California
* ''
Deinandra clementina'' - California
* ''
Deinandra conjugens'' - Otay tarweed:
Otay Mesa
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It is bordered by the Otay River Valley and the city of Chula Vista on the north; Interstate 805 and the neighborhoods o ...
area in
San Diego County, California
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and Baja California
* ''
Deinandra corymbosa'' - California from
Santa Barbara County
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to
Humboldt County
* ''
Deinandra fasciculata'' - clustered tarweed: southern California and Baja California
* ''
Deinandra floribunda'' - California and Baja California
* ''
Deinandra frutescens'' -
Guadalupe Island
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, Mexico
* ''
Deinandra greeneana'' - Baja California including Guadalupe Island
Rose, Joseph Nelson. 1890. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1: 24-25
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* '' Deinandra halliana'' - central California (Monterey
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, San Luis Obispo
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, Fresno
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, San Benito Counties)
* '' Deinandra increscens'' - grassland
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tarweed - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Counties)
* '' Deinandra kelloggii'' - California (from Mendocino to Imperial Counties), Arizona
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(Pima County
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), Baja California
* '' Deinandra lobbii'' - central and northern California
* '' Deinandra martirensis'' - Baja California, Baja California Sur
* '' Deinandra minthornii'' - Santa Susana tarweed: California endemic
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in Santa Susana Mountains
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, Simi Hills
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The range runs ma ...
, and Santa Monica Mountains
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of Southern California (Los Angeles
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and Ventura Counties). (State and CNPS listed 'rare species.')
* '' Deinandra mohavensis'' - Mojave tarweed - California (San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino
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, Kern Counties)
* '' Deinandra pallida'' - California (from Solano County
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to Los Angeles County)
* '' Deinandra palmeri'' - Baja California
* '' Deinandra paniculata'' - California and Baja California
* '' Deinandra pentactis'' - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Kings
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, San Benito, Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties)
* '' Deinandra streetsii'' - Baja California
References
External links
*
USDA Plants Profile: ''Deinandra''
Asteraceae genera
Flora of the Western United States
Flora of Baja California
Flora of Baja California Sur
Flora of Guadalupe Island
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