Perityle megalocephala Calflora

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Taxon Report

Perityle megalocephala (S. Watson) J. F. Macbr.

Bighead laphamia, Large headed rock daisy, Nevada rockdaisy

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Perityle megalocephala is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~125 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. megalocephala ... var. oligophylla
Genus:	Perityle
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Information about Perityle megalocephala from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PEME6) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).