''Lessingia'' is a genus of 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 ...

which are native to western North America. Several species are

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 els ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...

. ''Lessingias'' are generally daisy-like in appearance with white, yellow, or purple flowers, but they vary in appearance. Some lessingias are sometimes treated as members of different genera, such as ''

Benitoa ''Benitoa'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. ''Benitoa'' is monotypic, containing the single species ''Benitoa occidentalis''. It is sometimes included in genus ''Lessingia'' as the synonym ''Lessingia occidentalis''. Nes ...

''. The San Francisco lessingia, ''

Lessingia germanorum ''Lessingia germanorum'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name San Francisco lessingia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from four populations in the Presidio of San Francisco and one ...

'', is an endangered species. ; SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for ''Lessingia''
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Lessingia arachnoidea ''Lessingia arachnoidea'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Crystal Springs lessingia. It is endemic to the U.S. state of California, where it is known from a few occurrences in the vicinity of ...

'' - Crystal Springs lessingia - California (Sonoma, San Mateo, Santa Cruz Cos) * ''

'' - San Francisco lessingia - California (San Mateo Co) * '' Lessingia glandulifera'' - valley lessingia - California, Arizona, Nevada * ''

Lessingia hololeuca ''Lessingia hololeuca'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woollyhead lessingia. Distribution It is endemic to California, where it is known from several locations around the San Francisco Bay Area ...

'' - woollyhead lessingia - California (from Yolo + Sonoma Cos to Monterey Co) * ''

Lessingia lemmonii ''Lessingia lemmonii'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Lemmon's lessingia. It is native to the western United States around the intersection of Nevada, Arizona, and California, where it grows in d ...

'' - Lemmon's lessingia - Arizona, California * '' Lessingia leptoclada'' - Sierra lessingia - California (from Plumas Co to Los Angeles Co) * '' Lessingia micradenia'' - Mt. Tamalpais lessingia - California (Marin + Santa Clara Cos) * '' Lessingia nana'' - dwarf lessingia - California (From Tehama Co to Kern Co) * '' Lessingia nemaclada'' - slenderstem lessingia - California (From Siskiyou Co to Kern Co) * ''

Lessingia pectinata ''Lessingia'' is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae which are native to western North America. Several species are endemic to California. ''Lessingias'' are generally daisy-like in appearance with white, yellow, or purple flowers, but th ...

'' - Sonoma lessingia - California (From San Bernardino Co to Contra Coasta + El Dorado Cos) * '' Lessingia ramulosa'' - California (From Tehama Co to Marin Co) * '' Lessingia tenuis'' - spring lessingia - California (From Ventura Co to Alameda Co) * ''

Lessingia virgata ''Lessingia virgata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name wand lessingia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the eastern side of the Central Valley and adjacent Sierra Nevada foothil ...

'' - wand lessingia - California (From Fresno Co to Shasta Co) ; formerly included Species once regarded as part of Lessingia, now considered more suited to other genera: '' Artemisia

Cacalia Chrysolaena

Corethrogyne ''Corethrogyne'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Its only species is ''Corethrogyne filaginifolia'' (syn. ''Lessingia filaginifolia''), known by the common names common sandaster and California aster. Descriptio ...

Lessingianthus

Vernonia ''Vernonia'' is a genus of about 350 species of forbs and shrubs in the Daisy family Asteraceae. Some species are known as ironweed. Some species are edible and of economic value. They are known for having intense purple flowers. There have bee ...

References

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USDA Plants Profile

Jepson Manual Treatment
Asteraceae genera Flora of the Western United States Taxa named by Adelbert von Chamisso {{Astereae-stub