''Deinandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe

Madieae Madieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes considered a subtribe of Heliantheae. Notable species include the tarweeds of the Western United States as well as the silverswords of Hawaii. Subtribes and gener ...

within the family

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. Such a genus is not recognized as distinct by all authorities; its species are often treated as members of the genus ''

Hemizonia ''Hemizonia'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. They are known generally as tarweeds, although some tarweeds belong to other genera, such as ''Madia'' and ''Deinandra''. Furthermore, ''Hemizonia'' is currently being revised; some sp ...

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Distribution

''Deinandra'' plants are native to the

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); and northwest Mexico (

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Species

The following species are accepted in the genus ''Deinandra'': * '' Deinandra arida'' - Red Rock tarweed -

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, California * '' Deinandra bacigalupii'' - Livermore tarweed -

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, California * '' Deinandra clementina'' - California * '' Deinandra conjugens'' - Otay tarweed:

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area in

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and Baja California * '' Deinandra corymbosa'' - California from

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to Humboldt County * '' Deinandra fasciculata'' - clustered tarweed: southern California and Baja California * '' Deinandra floribunda'' - California and Baja California * ''

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, Mexico * '' Deinandra greeneana'' - Baja California including Guadalupe IslandRose, Joseph Nelson. 1890. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1: 24-25
/ref> * '' Deinandra halliana'' - central California (

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, San Benito Counties) * '' Deinandra increscens'' - grassland tarweed - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Counties) * '' Deinandra kelloggii'' - California (from Mendocino to Imperial Counties),

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), Baja California * '' Deinandra lobbii'' - central and northern California * '' Deinandra martirensis'' - Baja California, Baja California Sur * '' Deinandra minthornii'' - Santa Susana tarweed: California

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of Southern California (

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and Ventura Counties). (State and CNPS listed 'rare species.') * '' Deinandra mohavensis'' - Mojave tarweed - California (San Diego,

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, Kern Counties) * '' Deinandra pallida'' - California (from

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to Los Angeles County) * ''

Deinandra palmeri ''Deinandra palmeri'' is a rare North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. ''Deinandra palmeri'' has is native to the state of Baja California in northwestern Mexico. The species has been found only on G ...

'' - Baja California * '' Deinandra paniculata'' - California and Baja California * '' Deinandra pentactis'' - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo,

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, San Benito, Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties) * '' Deinandra streetsii'' - Baja California

References

External links

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USDA Plants Profile: ''Deinandra''
Asteraceae genera Flora of the Western United States Flora of Baja California Flora of Baja California Sur Flora of Mexican Pacific Islands {{Madieae-stub