Benitoa occidentalis
(H. M. Hall) D. D. Keck
Benitoa
Benitoa occidentalis is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
4.3 (limited distribution)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
4.1 - broad endemic / strong indicator
Northern Coastal Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland
[calscape.org] Description: Benitoa is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Benitoa is a monotypic genus containing the single species Benitoa occidentalis, which is known simply as benitoa. It is sometimes included in genus Lessingia as the synonym Lessingia occidentalis. Flower Color - Yellow (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
