Holocarpha is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus contains four species of tarweeds, which are all endemic to California.[1]

Holocarpha
Holocarpha macradenia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Madieae
Subtribe: Madiinae
Genus: Holocarpha
Greene 1897

Description

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Holocarpha are glandular, aromatic annual herbs bearing yellow flowers.[2]

Species[3][1]

Other "tarweeds"

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Plants with the same common name, but in a different genus include:

  • Santa Susana tarweed - Deinandra minthornii - (Asteraceae, endemic state-listed rare species in Simi Hills and nearby ranges) [4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Calflora taxon report, University of California, genus Holocarpha
  2. ^ Flora of North America, Holocarpha Greene, 1897.
  3. ^ The Plant List search for Holocarpha
  4. ^ "Santa Susana tarplant". www.calflora.net. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
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