Calflora Taxon Report
Stylocline masonii  Morefield
Mason neststraw,   Mason's neststraw
Stylocline masonii is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
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Observation Search
~89 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Stylocline
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Information about Stylocline masonii from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (STMA10)

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[Wikipedia] Limited Range, Habitat: It is endemic to California, where it is known from scattered small occurrences between Monterey and Los Angeles Counties. It grows in various types of sandy habitat. It is similar to baretwig neststraw (Stylocline psilocarphoides) and was taxonomically separated from it in 1992. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

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