Pyrrocoma lucida Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pyrrocoma lucida (D. D. Keck) Kartesz & Gandhi

Sticky goldenweed, Sticky pyrrocoma

Pyrrocoma lucida is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Haplopappus lucidus

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~86 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Haplopappus lucidus
PLANTS	Haplopappus racemosus ssp. lucidus

Information about Pyrrocoma lucida from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PYLU) 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 CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Limited Range, Habitat: It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the northern Sierra Nevada. It grows in mountain forests and clay flats with alkali soils. (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

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: 05/07/2025).