''Monolopia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

of flowering plants 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 ...

. The entire genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

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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Monolopia congdonii ''Monolopia congdonii'' (formerly ''Lembertia congdonii'') is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name San Joaquin woollythread. It is Endemism, endemic to California, where it is known only from the sou ...

'' (syn. ''Lembertia congdonii'') — San Joaquin woollythread - from Fresno Co to Santa Barbara Co * ''

Monolopia gracilens ''Monolopia gracilens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woodland monolopia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the mountains of the San Francisco Bay Area and ranges just to the s ...

'' — woodland monolopia - from Contra Costa Co to San Luis Obispo Co * ''

Monolopia lanceolata ''Monolopia lanceolata'', the hillside daisy or common monolopia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to the southern half of California, where it grows in many types of habitat, including coastal and valley gr ...

'' — common monolopia - from Contra Costa + San Joaquin Cos to

San Diego San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the List of United States cities by population, eigh ...

+ Riverside Cos. * ''

Monolopia major ''Monolopia major'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name cupped monolopia. Distribution ''Monolopia major'' is endemic to Central California with known extant populations in the Inner North Coast Rang ...

'' — cupped monolopia - from Tehama Co to Ventura Co * ''

Monolopia stricta ''Monolopia stricta'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Crum's monolopia. It is endemic to central California, where it grows in the Central Valley and its flanking mountain ranges and foothills. I ...

'' - Crum's monolopia - from

Monterey Monterey (; es, Monterrey; Ohlone: ) is a city located in Monterey County on the southern edge of Monterey Bay on the U.S. state of California's Central Coast. Founded on June 3, 1770, it functioned as the capital of Alta California under both ...

+ Merced Cos to Kern Co

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Asteraceae genera Endemic flora of California Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Madieae {{Madieae-stub