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Leucosyris carnosa  (A. Gray) Greene
Shrubby alkali aster
Leucosyris carnosa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Machaeranthera carnosa
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Genus: Leucosyris
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF
Alternate Names:
JEFArida carnosa
JEFAster intricatus
JEFMachaeranthera carnosa var. intricata
JEFMachaeranthera carnosa
Information about  Leucosyris carnosa from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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Landscape information from Calscape

Consortium of California Herbaria 2


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/27/2023).