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Hemizonia congesta  DC.  ssp. congesta 
Hayfield tarweed
Hemizonia congesta ssp. congesta is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
also called Hemizonia congesta ssp. leucocephala
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   CNDDB
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Observation Search
(1937 records)
one or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Ultramafic affinity: 1.3 - weak indicator / indifferent

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEF + CNPSHemizonia congesta ssp. leucocephala
JEFHemizonia congesta ssp. vernalis
CNPSHemizonia congesta
PLANTSHemizonia lutescens
PLANTSHemizonia luzulifolia var. lutescens
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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: 10/06/2022).