Deinandra floribunda

Tecate tarplant

Family: Asteraceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Tecate tarplant is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native annual found in southern Peninsular Ranges in moist openings of chaparral, streambeds, and disturbed sites at elevations of 70 to 1,200 meters. Flowering from August to November, this plant produces deep yellow ray flowers 4 to 7 millimeters long with distinctive maroon-flecked disk flower centers. Growing 30 to 100 centimeters tall with soft-hairy stems that have short side branches forming narrow raceme-like clusters, it develops an open, branching structure. Its lower leaves are soft-hairy with stalked glands, sometimes entire or lightly toothed, varying in shape along the plant's height. The flower heads feature 13 to 20 yellow ray flowers surrounded by 24 to 31 disk flowers with reddish to dark purple anthers.

Habitat: Moist openings in chaparral, streambeds, disturbed sites

Bloom period: Aug-Nov

Elevation: 70-1200 m

Bioregions: s PR (s San Diego Co.)

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