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Distribution by County   5463    
Micropus californicus  Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Cotton top,   Micropus,   Q tips,   Slender cottonweed
Micropus californicus is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 35 Madera: 30 San Benito: 151 Sonoma: 68
Amador: 13 Marin: 104 San Bernardino: 11 Stanislaus: 13
Butte: 162 Mariposa: 66 San Diego: 108 Sutter: 8
Calaveras: 22 Mendocino: 35 San Joaquin: 4 Tehama: 136
Colusa: 32 Merced: 18 San Luis Obispo: 101 Trinity: 27
Contra Costa: 47 Monterey: 91 San Mateo: 70 Tulare: 40
El Dorado: 21 Napa: 57 Santa Barbara: 120 Tuolumne: 152
Fresno: 107 Nevada: 16 Santa Clara: 121 Ventura: 61
Glenn: 11 Orange: 29 Santa Cruz: 19 Yolo: 10
Humboldt: 21 Placer: 10 Shasta: 29 Yuba: 18
Kern: 35 Plumas: 5 Sierra: 1
Lake: 49 Riverside: 43 Siskiyou: 1
Los Angeles: 50 Sacramento: 62 Solano: 16

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/23/2024).