Calflora: Lessingia filaginifolia

Taxon Report 4735

Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M. A. Lane (not an active name)

Common california aster

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Lessingia filaginifolia, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	ASTERACEAE
Genus:	Lessingia

Communities:	Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral
Habitat:	coastal, dunes

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted in JM93
PLANTS accepted name:	Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. filaginifolia
ICPN accepted name:	Corethrogyne filaginifolia

NOTE: Lessingia filaginifolia is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Lessingia filaginifolia


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (COFIF)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Apr 25, 2018).

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