Lessingia nemaclada Calflora

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Taxon Report

Lessingia nemaclada Greene

Slender stemmed lessingia, Slenderstem lessingia, Thread stem lessingia

Lessingia nemaclada is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~518 records in California Plant Characteristics

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

Ultramafic affinity: 2 - weak indicator

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Lessingia mendocina
JEF	Lessingia nemaclada var. albiflora
OTHER	Lessingia paleacea

Information about Lessingia nemaclada from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LENE3) 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: 04/17/2025).