Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens Calflora

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Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G. L. Nesom var. decumbens (Greene) G. L. Nesom

Decumbent goldenbush, Menzies' goldenbush

2017 Neil Uelman

Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~128 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Isocoma menziesii
Genus:	Isocoma
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Haplopappus venetus ssp. furfuraceus
PLANTS	Isocoma veneta var. furfuracea

Information about Isocoma menziesii var. decumbens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ISMED) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/13/2025).