Calflora
Taxon  Report   5274    
Machaeranthera gracilis  (Nutt.) Shinners  
(no longer an active name; please see Xanthisma gracile)
Slender goldenweed
Machaeranthera gracilis, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
also called Xanthisma gracile
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
Family: ASTERACEAE  
Genus: Machaeranthera

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

JEF + CNPS other name:
Xanthisma gracile

 Alternate Names:
PLANTS: Dieteria gracilis
PLANTS: Haplopappus gracilis
PLANTS: Haplopappus ravenii
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NOTE: Machaeranthera gracilis is no longer an active name.
More information about  Machaeranthera gracilis
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (MAGR10)


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]. 2020. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 11, 2020).