Calflora Taxon Report
Dicoria canescens  A. Gray
Desert dicoria, Desert twinbugs
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Dicoria canescens is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Dicoria
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Alkali Sink, Joshua Tree Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEFDicoria canescens ssp. clarkiae
JEFDicoria canescens ssp. hispidula
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[Wikipedia] Description: Dicoria canescens forms thickets of many individuals in the desert sand. The distinctive lower leaves are long, pointed, sharply toothed, and covered in a coat of thin white or gray hairs. The upper leaves are smaller and more rounded. One plant can produce several whitish flower heads containing disc florets but no ray florets. Sometimes the heads form closely associated pairs, a characteristic which is the origin of the common name "twinbugs". (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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