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Distribution by County   5464    
Micropus californicus  Fisch. & C. A. Mey.  var. californicus 
Q tips, Slender cottonweed
Micropus californicus var. californicus is an annual herb that is native to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 21 Los Angeles: 19 Sacramento: 9 Sonoma: 23
Amador: 10 Madera: 7 San Benito: 141 Stanislaus: 9
Butte: 61 Marin: 48 San Bernardino: 6 Sutter: 6
Calaveras: 6 Mariposa: 20 San Diego: 69 Tehama: 45
Colusa: 17 Mendocino: 20 San Joaquin: 5 Trinity: 18
Contra Costa: 36 Merced: 5 San Luis Obispo: 51 Tulare: 6
Del Norte: 1 Monterey: 56 San Mateo: 27 Tuolumne: 113
El Dorado: 6 Napa: 31 Santa Barbara: 91 Ventura: 35
Fresno: 68 Nevada: 9 Santa Clara: 61 Yolo: 5
Glenn: 9 Orange: 9 Santa Cruz: 13 Yuba: 8
Humboldt: 18 Placer: 5 Shasta: 21
Kern: 14 Plumas: 2 Siskiyou: 9
Lake: 19 Riverside: 15 Solano: 7

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: 04/16/2026).