Micropus californicus
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| Internal ID | UUID643fc805472f5721616771 |
| Scientific name | Micropus californicus |
| Authority | Fisch. & C.A.Mey. |
| First published in | Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 2: 42 (1836) |
Description Top
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It is a perennial herb which grows from a taproot and produces a single stem which may reach up to about 40 centimeters in maximum height. The leaves are up to 6 centimeters long and are divided into several lobes. The inflorescence is a single flower head with a center of yellow disc florets and a fringe of white ray florets.
Micropus californicus is a perennial herb in the Asteraceae family, commonly known as slender cottonweed or Q-tips due to its resemblance to cotton swabs. It is found in California, Oregon, and northern Baja California, and is a resident of the vernal pool plant community. It grows from a taproot and produces a single stem up to 40 centimeters in height, with leaves up to 6 centimeters long divided into several lobes. The inflorescence is a single flower head with a center of yellow disc florets and a fringe of white ray florets.
Micropus californicus is a perennial herb in the Asteraceae family, commonly known as slender cottonweed or Q-tips due to its resemblance to cotton swabs. It is found in California, Oregon, and northern Baja California, and is a resident of the vernal pool plant community. It grows from a taproot and produces a single stem up to 40 centimeters in height, with leaves up to 6 centimeters long divided into several lobes. The inflorescence is a single flower head with a center of yellow disc florets and a fringe of white ray florets.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Micropus heterophyllus | Nutt. | J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia , n.s., i. (1847) 178 |
| Gnaphalodes californica | Greene | Man. Bot. San Francisco : 183 (1894) |
| Micropus angustifolius | Nutt. | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. , ser. 2, 7: 339 (1840) |
| Bombycilaena californica var. californica | (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Holub | |
| Bombycilaena californica | (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Holub | Preslia 70(2): 100 (1998): (1998) |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Micropus californicus var. angustifolius | (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray | Fl. N. Amer. 2(2): 265 (1842) |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Mexican Pacific Islands
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Northwestern U.S.A.
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Southwestern U.S.A.
- California
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
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| World Flora Online | wfo-0000019146 |
| USDA Plants | MICA |
| Tropicos | 2723888 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1093550-2 |
| The Plant List | gcc-118510 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 49142 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 702257 |
| Nature Serve | 2.131106 |
| IPNI | 1093550-2 |
| iNaturalist | 56975 |
| GBIF | 5939844 |
| Freebase | /m/02z27mn |
| EOL | 847226 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 5463 |
| USDA GRIN | 468783 |
| Wikipedia | Micropus_californicus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Seedling traits predict drought-induced mortality linked to diversity loss | Harrison S, LaForgia M | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 04-Mar-2019 |
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| Resource colimitation governs plant community responses to altered precipitation | Eskelinen A, Harrison SP | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 05-Oct-2015 |
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| Plant invasions and extinction debts | Gilbert B, Levine JM | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 07-Jan-2013 |
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