Leptosyne maritima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Leptosyne maritima (Nutt.) A. Gray

Sea dahlia

Leptosyne maritima is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Coreopsis maritima

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~143 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Leptosyne
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Coreopsis maritima

Information about Leptosyne maritima from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 2B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).