''Deinandra clementina'', known by the common name island tarplant, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ...

, endemic to the

Channel Islands of California The Channel Islands () are an eight-island archipelago located within the Southern California Bight in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California. The four Northern Channel Islands are part of the Transverse Ranges geologic province, and ...

Range

''Deinandra clementina'' is found in all of the Channel Islands except San Miguel and Santa Rosa.

Description

''Deinandra clementina'' is a sprawling shrub with a woody base, thick leaves and small yellow flowers. It forms thick mats scattered in coastal sage shrub on east and middle

Anacapa Island Anacapa Island (Chumash: ''Anyapax'', meaning "mirage, illusion") is a small volcanic island located about off the coast of Port Hueneme, California, in Ventura County. The island is composed of a series of narrow islets long, oriented ge ...

where its acid-green foliage is conspicuous from a distance.Natural History of the Islands of California, Allan A. Schoenherr, C. Robert Feldmeth, and Michael J. Emerson, California Natural History Guides, University of California Press, Berkeley 94720, 1999,

References

*C.Michael Hogan, ed; 2010
Encyclopedia of Life; ''Hemizonia congesta'' overview.
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External links

Calflora Database: ''Deinandra clementina'' (Island tarplant)
— ''formerly Hemizonia clementina''.
U.C. Photos gallery: ''Deinandra clementina''
— ''formerly Hemizonia clementina''.

clementina Clementina may refer to: Literature *Clementine literature, or Clementina, a 2nd-century religious romance * ''Clementina'' (play), a 1771 tragedy by Hugh Kelly *Clementina (character), a fictional character in the ''Jeeves'' series Other uses *C ...

Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Channel Islands of California Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asteroideae-stub