Hemizonia parryi ssp. australis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Hemizonia parryi Greene ssp. australis D. D. Keck

(not an active name)

Pappose tarweed, Southern tarplant, Spikeweed

Hemizonia parryi ssp. australis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

also called Centromadia parryi ssp. australis


	Plant Range Observation Search ~237 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Hemizonia parryi
Genus:	Hemizonia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: salt-marsh, vernal-pools, edges

Communities: Freshwater Wetlands, Valley Grassland

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JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Centromadia parryi ssp. australis

Information about Hemizonia parryi ssp. australis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (CEPAA) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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: 04/12/2025).