''Lagophylla'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family

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. These are annual plants with small yellow flowers which open during the night. The leaves are covered with dense hairs, hence the common name, hareleaf, and the scientific name, ''Lagophylla'', which is derived from the Greek terms (; 'hare') and (; 'leaf').Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). ''A Greek-English Lexicon. Revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie.''Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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describes the leaves with their "abundant, soft, white, silky hairs" as resembling the foot of a hare, and says he named the genus "from the leaves being clad with long, soft hairs." ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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Lagophylla dichotoma ''Lagophylla'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.California California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...

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Lagophylla glandulosa ''Lagophylla glandulosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name glandular hareleaf. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the Central Valley and foothills in chaparral, grassland and woodland ...

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Lagophylla minor ''Lagophylla minor'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name lesser hareleaf. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley. It is a member of the plant co ...

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Lagophylla ramosissima ''Lagophylla ramosissima'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is known by the common name branched hareleaf, or branched lagophylla. It is native to the western United States where it can be found in many types of habita ...

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References

External links

USDA Plants Profile

''Jepson eFlora'' treatment

Jepson Manual (1993) treatment

Flora of the Western United States Asteraceae genera {{Madieae-stub