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Distribution by County   4560    
Lamarckia aurea  (L.) Moench
Goldentop grass
Lamarckia aurea is an annual grasslike herb that is not native to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 22 Lake: 3 San Benito: 54 Santa Cruz: 1
Amador: 1 Los Angeles: 247 San Bernardino: 58 Solano: 1
Butte: 19 Marin: 8 San Diego: 345 Sonoma: 31
Calaveras: 3 Mendocino: 4 San Francisco: 3 Stanislaus: 2
Contra Costa: 3 Merced: 7 San Joaquin: 1 Tehama: 1
Fresno: 5 Monterey: 42 San Luis Obispo: 103 Tulare: 12
Glenn: 4 Napa: 11 San Mateo: 3 Tuolumne: 6
Kern: 32 Orange: 118 Santa Barbara: 175 Ventura: 125
Kings: 1 Riverside: 121 Santa Clara: 63

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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/07/2025).