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California goldfields

Lasthenia californica

California goldfields
Photo: Calibas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Native range
Oregon to California
Climate
temperate

About

Lasthenia californica is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name California goldfields. It is native to western North America.

Where it grows

The plant can be found in California, Oregon, Arizona and Baja California. It thrives in open fields and slopes at low elevations, especially in poor grassless soils with adequate moisture.

Other Lasthenia plants

Burke's baeria · Alkalisink goldfields · Contra Costa goldfields · Royal goldfields · Ferris' goldfields · Fremont's goldfields · Smooth goldfields · Yellowray goldfields · Needle goldfields · Ranca · Seaside goldfields · Smallray goldfields

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lasthenia californica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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