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Calycadenia pauciflora  A. Gray
Small flowered calycadenia,   Smallflower western rosinweed
Calycadenia pauciflora is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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Genus: Calycadenia
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 5.3 - broad endemic

Communities: Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSCalycadenia elegans
PLANTSCalycadenia pauciflora var. elegans
PLANTSCalycadenia ramulosa
PLANTSHemizonia pauciflora
Information about  Calycadenia pauciflora from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPA6)

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[Wikipedia] Range, Description, Taxonomy: Calycadenia pauciflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name smallflower western rosinweed. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area from Napa County to Tehama County, often on serpentine soils.[3] Calycadenia pauciflora is an annual herb producing a slender, crooked, branching stem coated with hairs, growing up to 50 centimeters (20 inches) tall. The leaves are linear in shape and up to 5 centimeters (2 inches) long. The inflorescence bears bracts studded with large resin glands and small clusters of flower heads. The hairy, glandular flower head has a center of a few disc florets and one or two white or red triple-lobed ray florets. Each ray floret has three lobes at the tip, the middle lobe being shortest. The fruit is an achene; those developing from the disc florets have a pappus of scales.[4] Taxonomy The specific epithet pauciflora, referring the Latin term for 'few flowered'.[5] (contributed by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/24/2024).