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Xanthisma spinulosum  (Pursh) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartm.  var. gooddingii  (A. Nelson) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartm.
Goodding's aster
Xanthisma spinulosum var. gooddingii is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Machaeranthera pinnatifida var. gooddingii
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial

Bloom Period
Parent: Xanthisma spinulosum
Genus: Xanthisma
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFMachaeranthera pinnatifida ssp. gooddingii
JEFMachaeranthera pinnatifida var. gooddingii
More information about  Xanthisma spinulosum var. gooddingii
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora


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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 09/24/2022).