Island tarplant facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hemizonia clementina |
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H. clementina
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| Hemizonia clementina Brandegee
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Hemizonia clementina, known by the common name island tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family, endemic to the Channel Islands of California.
Range
Hemizonia clementina is found in all of the Channel Islands except San Miguel and Santa Rosa.
Description
Hemizonia clementina is a sprawling shrub with a woody base, thick leaves and small yellow flowers. It forms thick mats scattered in coastal sage shrub on east and middle Anacapa Island where it's acid-green foliage is conspicuous from a disdance.
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