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Lasthenia gracilis

(de Candolle) Greene

Needle Goldfields

GNRUnranked Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.926126
Element CodePDAST5L0H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusLasthenia
Synonyms
Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis(de Candolle) FerrisBaeria gracilis(de Candolle) A. Gray
Other Common Names
needle goldfields (EN)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Kartesz (1999) includes Baeria chrysostoma ssp. gracilis in L. californica. FNA (vol. 21, 2006) accepts it as distinct and says it can be distinguished from L. californica ssp. californica by its opaque, white, ovate-lanceolate, aristate pappus scales.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ArizonaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Arizona (5)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderTonto National Forest40,359
GoldfieldTonto National Forest15,257
Lime CreekTonto National Forest42,568
MazatzalTonto National Forest16,942
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
California (14)
AreaForestAcres
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Black MountainLos Padres National Forest16,818
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
Chalk PeakLos Padres National Forest7,472
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Fox MountainLos Padres National Forest52,072
Greenhorn CreekSequoia National Forest28,226
MatilijaLos Padres National Forest5,218
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Pyramid Peak BSan Bernardino National Forest7,194
Sawmill - BadlandsLos Padres National Forest51,362
Sespe - FrazierAngeles National Forest4,254
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Gila BoxGila National Forest23,759
References (1)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006c. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 21. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 8: Asteraceae, part 3. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxii + 616 pp.