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Distribution by County   4577    
Lasthenia californica  DC. ex Lindl.
California goldfields,   Common goldfields,   Valley goldfields
Lasthenia californica is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 28 Lake: 36 Sacramento: 59 Solano: 35
Amador: 8 Los Angeles: 107 San Benito: 127 Sonoma: 128
Butte: 132 Madera: 4 San Bernardino: 32 Stanislaus: 4
Calaveras: 9 Marin: 187 San Diego: 156 Sutter: 2
Colusa: 13 Mariposa: 31 San Francisco: 47 Tehama: 90
Contra Costa: 48 Mendocino: 114 San Joaquin: 3 Trinity: 9
Del Norte: 6 Merced: 63 San Luis Obispo: 163 Tulare: 14
El Dorado: 6 Monterey: 53 San Mateo: 180 Tuolumne: 87
Fresno: 69 Napa: 62 Santa Barbara: 50 Ventura: 47
Glenn: 4 Nevada: 3 Santa Clara: 155 Yolo: 4
Humboldt: 14 Orange: 35 Santa Cruz: 35 Yuba: 1
Imperial: 5 Placer: 16 Shasta: 24
Kern: 90 Riverside: 84 Siskiyou: 4

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]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/15/2026).