''Micropus amphibolus'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
Asteraceae known by the common name Mount Diablo cottonseed. It is
endemic to
California, where it is known from the
San Francisco Bay Area and nearby mountains, growing in open, rocky habitat. It is an annual herb similar in appearance to its relative, ''
Micropus californicus
''Micropus californicus'' is a plant in the family Asteraceae which is known by the common name slender cottonweed. Its flowerheads resemble very small cotton balls, often rounded with cottony white hairs forming the pappus of each seed. The in ...
'', called the "
Q-tips". It produces one or more small, erect stems coated thinly in wispy, webby fibers. The
inflorescence is a spherical
flower head a few millimeters wide which resembles a tiny
cotton boll
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
since the flowers and maturing fruits are very woolly.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfileFlora of North AmericaPhoto gallery
Gnaphalieae
Endemic flora of California
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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