Stephanomeria pauciflora Calflora

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Stephanomeria pauciflora (Torr.) A. Nelson

Brownplume wirelettuce, Desert straw, Wire lettuce

Stephanomeria pauciflora is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Lygodesmia pauciflora
PLANTS	Ptiloria pauciflora
PLANTS	Stephanomeria cinerea
PLANTS	Stephanomeria lygodesmoides
PLANTS	Stephanomeria neomexicana
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Information about Stephanomeria pauciflora from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (STPA4) 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).