Corethrogyne filaginifolia

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Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Lessingia filaginifolia var filaginifolia 1.jpg
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C. filaginifolia
Binomial name
Corethrogyne filaginifolia
Synonyms [1]
Synonymy
  • Aster filaginifoliusHook. & Arn.
  • Aster tomentellusHook. & Arn.
  • Corethrogyne breviculaGreene
  • Corethrogyne caespitosaGreene
  • Corethrogyne californicaDC.
  • Corethrogyne flagellarisGreene
  • Corethrogyne floccosaGreene
  • Corethrogyne incana(Lindl.) Nutt.
  • Corethrogyne lavandulaceaGreene
  • Corethrogyne leucophylla(Lindl. ex DC.) Menzies ex Jeps.
  • Corethrogyne linifolia(H.M.Hall) Ferris
  • Corethrogyne obovataBenth.
  • Corethrogyne racemosaGreene
  • Corethrogyne rigida(Benth.) A.Heller
  • Corethrogyne scabraGreene
  • Corethrogyne sessilisGreene
  • Corethrogyne spathulataA.Gray
  • Corethrogyne tomentella(Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Corethrogyne virgataBenth.
  • Corethrogyne viscidulaGreene
  • Lessingia filaginifolia(Hook. & Arn.) M.A.Lane

Corethrogyne filaginifolia (syn. Lessingia filaginifolia) is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names common sandaster and California aster.

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The taxonomy of this plant and certain relatives is currently changing; recently the Corethrogynes have been grouped together under the name Lessingia filaginifolia, and then moved back to genus Corethrogyne as a single species with many synonyms. [2]

It is native to western North America from the southwestern corner of Oregon through California to Baja California, where it is a common member of many plant communities, including chaparral and woodlands, forests, scrub, grasslands, and the serpentine soils flora. [3] [4]

Description

Corethrogyne filaginifolia is a robust perennial herb or subshrub producing a simple to multibranched stem approaching 1 metre (3.3 ft) in maximum length or height. The densely woolly leaves are several centimeters long and toothed or lobed low on the stem and smaller farther up the stem. [5]

The inflorescence is a single flower head or array of several heads at the tips of stem branches. The head is lined with narrow, pointed, purple-tipped phyllaries which curl back as the head matures. Inside are many purple, lavender, pink, or white ray florets and a center packed with up to 120 tubular yellow disc florets. [5]

The fruit is an achene with a pappus of reddish bristles on top. [5]

Corethrogyne filaginifolia;
formerly Lessingia filaginifolia var filaginifolia. Lessingia filaginifolia var filaginifolia 2.jpg
Corethrogyne filaginifolia;
formerly Lessingia filaginifolia var filaginifolia.

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