Lagophylla

Hareleaf
Lagophylla ramosissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Madieae[1]
Genus: Lagophylla
Nutt.

Lagophylla is a small genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2][3] The genus is native to western North America, especially California.

These are annual plants with small yellow flowers which open during the night. The leaves are covered with dense hairs, hence the common name, hareleaf as well as the scientific name Lagophylla (from the Greek lagos (λαγός, "hare") and phyllo (φύλλο, "leaf")).[4]

Species[1][5][6][7]
  1. Lagophylla diabolensis - California (Diablo Range)
  2. Lagophylla dichotoma - forked hareleaf - California (San Benito, Fresno, + Monterey Cos)
  3. Lagophylla glandulosa - glandular hareleaf - California
  4. Lagophylla minor - lesser hareleaf - northern California
  5. Lagophylla ramosissima - branched hareleaf - from San Diego County to Montana + Washington

References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 390–391 in English
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Lagophylla Nutt.
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, 21 Page 260 Lagophylla Nuttall
  5. ↑ The Plant List search for Lagophylla
  6. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  7. ↑ Lagophylla diabolensis B.G. Baldwin, Jepson eFlora


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