Pyrrocoma uniflora var. gossypina Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pyrrocoma uniflora (Hook.) E. Greene var. gossypina (E. Greene) J. Kartesz & K. Gandhi

Bear valley pyrrocoma, Plantain goldenweed

2008 Thomas Stoughton

Rick York and CNPS

2005 Chris Wagner, SBNF

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

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~51 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Haplopappus uniflorus ssp. gossypinus
PLANTS	Pyrrocoma gossypina

Information about Pyrrocoma uniflora var. gossypina from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PYUNG) 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
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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).