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Lasthenia californica  DC. ex Lindl.  ssp. macrantha  (A. Gray) R. Chan
Perennial goldfields
Lasthenia californica ssp. macrantha is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
also called Lasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha
California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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Parent: Lasthenia californica
Genus: Lasthenia
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs in non wetlands

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSBaeria macrantha var. pauciaristata
PLANTSBaeria macrantha var. thalassophila
PLANTSBaeria macrantha
CNPS + PLANTSLasthenia macrantha ssp. macrantha
PLANTSLasthenia macrantha ssp. prisca
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Information about  Lasthenia californica ssp. macrantha from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (LACAM3)

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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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 02/02/2023).