Rafinesquia californica
Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 429. 1841.
Common names: California chicory
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Plants 20–150 cm. Involucres 12–20 mm. Ligules surpassing phyllaries by 5–7 mm. Cypselae light tan or sordid, 9–14 mm, including very slender beaks 5–7 mm; pappi of 6–15, wholly plumose bristles, barbs straight, separate. 2n = 16.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Open places in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, oak woodlands in northern and coastal California and southwestern Oregon (often found after fires), Upper Sonoran Zone
Elevation: 100–1500 m
Distribution
Ariz., Calif., Nev., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
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