Lessingia filaginifolia Calflora

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Lessingia filaginifolia (Hook. & Arn.) M. A. Lane

(not an active name)

Common california aster

2003 Christopher L. Christie

Lessingia filaginifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


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Genus:	Lessingia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal, dunes

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Sage Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Southern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

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PLANTS	Corethrogyne filaginifolia var. filaginifolia

Information about Lessingia filaginifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (COFIF) 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 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/25/2024).