Deinandra mohavensis
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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|image = Deinandra mohavensis.jpg
|status = G3
|status_system = TNC
|genus = Deinandra
|species = mohavensis
|authority = (D.D.Keck) B.G.Baldwin
|synonyms = Hemizonia mohavensis D.D.Keck
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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 stems are hairy and glandular. The leaves are bristly and glandular and smooth-edged or serrated on the edges.
The flower heads are borne in clusters or somewhat open arrangements. The heads are lined with very glandular phyllaries. Each contains five yellow ray florets, each about half a centimeter long, and six yellow disc florets.
Distribution and habitat
The plant is endemic to California. It has a disjunct distribution, occurring in the southernmost Sierra Nevada, the Mojave Desert, the Peninsular Ranges, and possibly the San Bernardino Mountains.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=80199 Jepson eFlora: Deinandra mohavensis] . accessed 4.15.2015[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066473 Deinandra mohavensis.] Flora of North America.[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8914 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Deinandra mohavensis (Keck) B.G. Baldwin, Mojave tarplant ] It grows in moist areas in chaparral and riparian zone habitat.[http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Hemizonia+mohavensis Hemizonia mohavensis] The Nature Conservancy.
Conservation
This plant was considered extinct for over 50 years because its historical populations had disappeared. It was rediscovered in 1994 in the San Jacinto Mountains.[http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=2216 Hemizonia mohavensis.] Center for Plant Conservation.
References
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External links
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8914 Calflora Database: Deinandra mohavensis (Mojave tarplant)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=80199 Jepson eFlora (TJM2) Treatment of Deinandra mohavensis]
- Archived: [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1326,1351 Jepson Manual (TJM93): Hemizonia mohavensis]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DEMO5 United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile for Deinandra mohavensis (Mojave tarweed)]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Deinandra+mohavensis Deinandra mohavensis — Calphotos Photo Gallery, University of California]
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Category:Endemic flora of California
Category:Flora of the California desert regions
Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert
Category:Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges