Isocoma menziesii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Isocoma menziesii (Hook. & Arn.) G. L. Nesom

Menzies' goldenbush

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3399 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. decumbens ... var. diabolica ... var. menziesii ... var. sedoides ... var. vernonioides
Genus:	Isocoma
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal, salt-marsh

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Salt Marsh, Coastal Sage Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


OTHER	Haplopappus venetus
OTHER	Isocoma veneta

Information about Isocoma menziesii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ISME5) 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: 03/30/2025).