Harmonia doris-nilesiae Calflora

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Taxon Report

Harmonia doris-nilesiae (T. W. Nelson & J. P. Nelson) B. G. Baldwin

Niles's harmonia

Harmonia doris-nilesiae is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Madia doris-nilesiae

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~81 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Ultramafic affinity: 5.4 - broad endemic

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest

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

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Madia doris-nilesiae

Information about Harmonia doris-nilesiae from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HADO2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
[Wikipedia] Taxonomy: This plant was first described in science in 1985, when it was named Madia doris-nilesiae after the California botanist and teacher Doris Niles.[1][2] It and several others were moved to the new genus Harmonia in 1999. (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: 03/29/2025).