Utricle pouch can refer to Utricle ear , a part of the inner ear Prostatic utricle , a small indentation found in the male prostate A type of dry fruit similar to an achene , found in the beet and dock plants disambig de Utriculus ... more details
Summary Summary Information Description An Alpine Pasqueflower Pulsatilla alpina ssp. alpina in July at an altitude of 2000m above sea level at the Alpine Garden at Schynige Platte , Switzerland . The achene s of the fruit s are long and hairy in order to slow and trap the wind, making the surrounding air warmer. This helps to allow the plants to survive in Climate of the Alps Alpine environments. Being high in the air, the achene s can be wind dispersal dispersed by the wind . ref http davesgarden.com guides articles view 797 ref references Source User SiameseTurtle SiameseTurtle User talk SiameseTurtle talk Date 24 July 2009 Author User SiameseTurtle SiameseTurtle User talk SiameseTurtle talk Permission attribution self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL migration redundant other versions File Pulsatilla alpina fruit edit1.jpg, File Pulsatilla alpina fruit edit1.JPG Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL migration redundant ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Anemone lancifolia status image image width image caption regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Ranunculales familia Ranunculaceae genus Anemone species A. lancifolia binomial Anemone lancifolia binomial authority Pursh. Anemone lancifolia is an herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone and family Ranunculaceae . Plants grow 20 to 30 cm tall, growing from a horizontally orientated rhizome, flowering mid spring to early summer. The flowers have white sepals that are 12 20 mm long. This species much resembles Anemone quinquefolia except that it is larger growing. After flowering fruits called achene s are formed in a small cluster, each achene is 3.5 5 mm long, lacks wings and has a straight or partly curved beak that is 1 1.5 mm long. Native from the Eastern USA in the states of North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Anemone lancifolia is normally found growing in rich damp soils in woods. ref cite book last first Flora of North America Editorial Committee title Flora of North America Vol 3, Magnoliophyta Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae publisher Oxford University Press date 1997 pages 139 158 isbn 019511246 6 ref References Reflist Category Anemone lancifolia Ranunculales stub az Anemone lancifolia ... more details
NotMovedToCommons File Strawberry.achene.es.jpg bot User BotMultichillT BotMultichillT User talk BotMultichillT talk date 2010 02 06T05 20 36Z reason not all versions were moved to commons I hope to personally do so before long User Magog the Ogre Magog the Ogre User talk Magog the Ogre talk 19 24, 10 February 2011 UTC Summary This documents the achene as the seed like fruit commonly called a seed on a strawberry... I made this from http en.wikipedia.org wiki Image Strawberry surface closeup.jpg, same license Licensing self cc by sa 3.0 GFDL ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Anemone occidentalis status image Two Anemone occidentalis.jpg image caption Anemone occidentalis achene regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Ranunculales familia Ranunculaceae genus Anemone species A. occidentalis binomial Anemone occidentalis binomial authority S. Watson. Anemone occidentalis Western pasqueflower is a herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone and family Ranunculaceae . Often also placed in the genus Pulsatilla by other authorities. Plants grow 10 to 60 cm tall, from caudices . Plants normally produce 3 to 6 leaves at the base of the plant that are 3 foliolate, each leaflet pinnatifid to dissected in shape. Leaf petiole botany petiole s 6 10 cm long. Leaves with villous hairs margins pinnatifid or dissected. Plants flowering mid spring to mid summer with the flowers composed of 5 to 7 sepals sometimes called tepal s normally white or soft purple, also mixed white and blueish purple, one flower per stem, the sepals are 15 to 30 mm long and 10 to 17 mm wide. Flowers with 150 200 stamens. Fruits in heads rounded to subcylindric in shape, pedicels 15 to 20 cm long. The achene s are ellipsoid in shape, not winged, covered with villous hairs, with beaks curved that reflex as they age and 20 40 mm long, feather like. Image Pulsatilla occidentalis 21005.JPG left thumb Anemone occidentalis flower. Image Pulsatilla occidentalis 20968.JPG right thumb The persistent achene and foliage are distinguishing features. Native to far western North America including British Columbia to California and Montana, it is found growing in gravelly soils on slopes and in moist meadows. ref cite book last first Flora of North America Editorial Committee title Flora of North America Vol 3, Magnoliophyta Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae publisher Oxford University Press date 1997 pages 139 158 isbn 019511246 6 ref Commons Pulsatilla occidentalis Anemone occidentalis References Reflist Category Anemone occidenta ... more details
taxobox image Agoseris apargioides.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae subfamilia Cichorioideae tribus Cichorieae genus Agoseris species A. apargioides binomial Agoseris apargioides binomial authority Less. Edward Lee Greene Greene Agoseris apargioides is a species in the Asteraceae or sunflower family, and is commonly called seaside agoseris or seaside false dandelion . It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington U.S. state Washington to California , where it grows primarily on coastal dunes. This is a low growing, perennial herb with milky or orange sap, that may be stemless or with long, rhizome like stems that are buried by drifting sand. The leaves form low Rosette botany rosette s on the ground. They are slender to broad, up to 15 centimeters long, and usually with 3 5 pairs of lobes along the margins these sometimes lacking . The Peduncle botany peduncle of the inflorescence can be as tall as 45 centimeters but is usually much shorter. The Head botany flower head is up to 2 centimeters wide, surrounded by glabrous to hairy bract phyllaries , and contains yellow ray florets the outer ones often have a purple strip on the lower surface but no disc florets. The fruit is an achene between 5 12 millimeters long the lower part of the achene contains a single seed, while the upper portion of the achene forms a slender beak that possesses a terminal, white Pappus flower structure pappus . Varieties Agoseris apargioides var. apargioides Agoseris apargioides var. eastwoodiae Agoseris apargioides var. maritima External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,633,634 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol AGAP2 USDA Plants Profile http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 250066032 Flora of North America http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Agoseris ap ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Clearweed regnum Plant ae divisio Flowering plant Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Rosales familia Urticaceae genus Pilea species P. fontana binomial Pilea fontana Pilea fontana is an herbaceous plant which is very similar to Pilea pumila both occupying an almost identical range covering most of North America east of the Rocky Mountains . They can be distinguished by the appearance of the mature achene s. ref cite web url http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 233500915 work Flora of North America title Pilea fontana Lunell Rydberg ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Pilea fontana Category Pilea fontana Rosales stub fr Pilea fontana ... more details
Taxobox image image caption regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Rosids ordo Rosales familia Rosaceae subfamilia Maloideae or Spiraeoideae ref Potter, D., et al. 2007 . Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution . 266 1 2 5 43. ref genus Dichotomanthes genus authority Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz Kurz species D. tristaniaecarpa binomial Dichotomanthes tristaniaecarpa binomial authority Kurz Dichotomanthes is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Rosaceae . The flower is perigynous sepals, petals and stamens around the edge of the ovary the ovary is superior. The fruit of the plant is a dry achene . Notes references Category Maleae Category Plants described in 1873 Rosales stub es Dichotomanthes la Dichotomanthes pt Dichotomanthes ... more details
taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Ozothamnus species O. expansifolius binomial Ozothamnus expansifolius binomial authority P.Morris & J.H.Willis Anderb. Ozothamnus expansifolius is a species of Ozothamnus . It is a small pine like plant, it has flowers that are white or reddish brown, and the fruit achene grows on it. The plant s habitat is on mountain slopes and Heath habitat heaths at altitudes of 900 1200m. It can tolerate snowfalls and it can adapt to semi shaded or sunny places. It is a Hybrid biology hybrid of Ozothamnus ledifolius O. ledifolius and Ozothamnus hookeri O. hookeri . The common name of the plant is Crowded leaf everlasting . External links http www.anbg.gov.au iftw.old iftw 2002 09 27.html Australia National Botanic Gardens http www.understorey network.org.au communities.html?species Ozothamnus 20expansifolius Understory Network Category Asteraceae Asteraceae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Greenstripe regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Amaranthaceae genus Amaranthus binomial Amaranthus acanthochiton binomial authority Jonathan Deininger Sauer J.D.Sauer Amaranthus acanthochiton Greenstripe , is an annual plant species of the genus Amaranthus in the Amaranthaceae family. It is native to the southwestern United States Arizona , New Mexico , Texas , and Utah and northern Mexico Chihuahua state Chihuahua , growing at altitudes of 1000 2000 m where it is uncommon. It is a dioecious plant growing to 10 80 cm tall. The leaf leaves are slender, 2 8 cm long and 2 12 mm broad. The flower s are pale green, produced in dense terminal spikes. The seed s are brown, 1 1.3 mm diameter, contained in a 2 2.5 mm achene . It is critically endangered in Utah, and endangered in Arizona though no status has been set . The seeds and young leaves were used by the Hopi Indians as a food source. The seeds were cooked as a form of porridge, while the leaves were used as greens. References http www.efloras.org florataxon.aspx?flora id 1&taxon id 242415658 Flora of North America Amaranthus acanthochiton Category Amaranthus acanthochiton Category Grains Category Leaf vegetables Category Tropical agriculture Amaranthaceae stub agri stub es Amaranthus acanthochiton ... more details
, AP W IMG 7088.jpg Residual fruit after achene dispersal. Image Crimson Tip Colotis danae ... keys FNW FNW 20seeds html fact 20sheets Tridax 20procumbens.htm Achene description http ... more details
italic title taxobox name Boerhavia intermedia image Boerhavia intermedia habit.jpg regnum Plant ae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Core eudicots ordo Caryophyllales familia Nyctaginaceae genus Boerhavia species B. intermedia binomial Boerhavia intermedia binomial authority M. E. Jones Boerhavia intermedia is a species of Boerhavia spiderling plant known by the common name five wing spiderling . It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common weed Boerhavia erecta . This spiderling is a fairly widespread annual herb of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is somewhat variable in appearance, but in general it is loosely clumping, raising erect stems up to half a meter in height. It has lance shaped, wavy margined leaves and bears a branching inflorescence of clustered or singular flowers, each pale pink flower only one or two millimeters across. The clustered fruits that appear afterwards are tiny club shaped, ridged achene s less than 3 millimeters long. This is a hardy plant, growing in arid, rocky, or disturbed areas, and often showing up as a roadside weed. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?5194,5215,5218 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol BOIN USDA Plants Profile Category Boerhavia intermedia Caryophyllales stub ... more details
italic title Taxobox name Clematis pauciflora image Clematispauciflora.jpg regnum Plant ae divisio Magnoliophyta classis Magnoliopsida ordo Ranunculales familia Ranunculaceae genus Clematis species C. pauciflora binomial Clematis pauciflora binomial authority Thomas Nuttall Nutt. Clematis pauciflora is a species of clematis known by the common name ropevine . This flowering plant is native to the high desert and chaparral slopes of southern California and Baja California . It is a woody vine with nodes every few centimeters which produce leaves and flowers. The leaves are made up of several dark green lobed leaflets, each one to three centimeters wide. From each leaf bearing node grows an inflorescence of one to three flowers with narrow petallike sepal s in shades of light yellow. Most of the flower is made up of a spray of up to 50 stamen s and almost as many similar looking gynoecium pistils . The fruit is an achene equipped with a long plumelike style. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?6434,6454,6457 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol CLPA2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Clematis pauciflora Photo gallery Ranunculales stub Category Clematis pauciflora Category Flora of California Category Flora of Baja California az Clematis pauciflora ... more details
taxobox name Crepis monticola regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Cichorieae genus Crepis species C. monticola binomial Crepis monticola binomial authority Frederick Vernon Coville Coville synonyms Psilochenia monticola Crepis monticola is a species of wildflower in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name mountain hawksbeard . This asterlike flower is native to Oregon and northern California , where it grows in woodlands and dry forests. It is a taproot ed perennial which rarely exceeds 30 centimeters in height. The dense foliage is made up of highly lobed and toothed leaves forming a wrinkled, bristly clump. It is often covered in sticky exudate. The inflorescence is a cluster of several Head botany flower heads , each made up of about 20 golden yellow ligules with toothed tips. The fruit is a small achene with a white Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1026,1033 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol CRMO5 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Crepis monticola Photo gallery Category Crepis Category Flora of Oregon Category Flora of California Cichorieae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Heterotheca grandiflora image Starr 031001 2109 Heterotheca grandiflora.jpg regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Astereae genus Golden aster Heterotheca species H. grandiflora binomial Heterotheca grandiflora binomial authority Thomas Nuttall Nutt. Heterotheca grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name telegraphweed . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, but it can be found in other areas as an introduced species , such as Hawaii . It is a roadside weed even where it is native. This is a tall, bristly, glandular plant exceeding a meter in height and densely foliated in hairy to spiny toothed or lobed leaves. Leaves are smaller and more widely spaced toward the top of the stem, which is occupied by an inflorescence of bright yellow daisylike Head botany flower heads . The disc and ray florets drop away to leave a spherical head of achene s, each with a long white Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1376,1377 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HEGR7 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Heterotheca grandiflora Photo gallery Category Astereae Astereae stub ... more details
taxobox image Hieracium gracile 5697.JPG image caption Hieracium gracile in Olympic National Park regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Cichorieae genus Hieracium species H. gracile binomial Hieracium gracile binomial authority William Jackson Hooker Hook. Hieracium gracile is a species of Hieracium hawkweed known by the common name slender hawkweed . It is native to much of the northwestern United States and parts of British Columbia , where it grows in moist mountain forests. Two varieties are native to Alaska . This plant forms a basal rosette of smooth edged leaves 2 to 8 centimeters long, from which it bolts a thin, erect, mostly naked stem. The Head botany flower heads have layers of Bract phyllaries coated in black glandular hairs wrapped around a center of yellow ligules. The fruit is a tiny achene with a light brown Pappus flower structure pappus . External links Commons inline http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1394,1399 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HIGR USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Hieracium gracile Photo gallery Category Hieracium gracile Cichorieae stub ... more details
italictitle taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Cichorieae genus Hieracium species H. greenei binomial Hieracium greenei binomial authority Asa Gray Gray Hieracium greenei not to be confused with Hieracium greenii is a species of Hieracium hawkweed known by the common name Greene s hawkweed . It is native to the forests of the Klamath Mountains and neighboring ranges in southern Oregon and northern California . This is a small hawkweed forming a basal rosette of densely hairy gray green leaves, each 5 to 10 centimeters long and some with toothed edges. It bolts a thin, hairy stem which reaches 20 to 40 centimeters tall. The stem bears an inflorescence of several Head botany flower heads containing yellow ligules. The fruit is a ribbed achene about half a centimeter long with a light brown Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1394,1400 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HIGR2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Hieracium greenei Photo gallery Category Hieracium greenei Category Flora of California Category Flora of Oregon Cichorieae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Hymenoclea monogyra image Hymenocleamonogyra.jpg image caption fruits regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Hymenoclea species H. monogyra binomial Hymenoclea monogyra binomial authority John Torrey Torr. & Asa Gray Gray synonyms Ambrosia monogyra Hymenoclea monogyra also, Ambrosia monogyra is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name singlewhorl burrobrush . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in deserts and adjacent mountains and dry valleys. This is a thickly branching shrub reaching heights from one to four meters. The thin stems are covered in narrow, hairy leaves and flower in large inflorescence s of Stamen staminate and Gynoecium pistillate flowers. The staminate flowers have translucent white corollas and the pistillate flowers are rounded, fruit bearing structures. The fruit is an achene with a single whorl of several papery wings. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1426,1427 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol HYMO USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Hymenoclea monogyra Photo gallery Category Asteraceae Asteraceae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lasthenia glabrata image Lasthenia glabrata 1.JPG regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. glabrata binomial Lasthenia glabrata binomial authority John Lindley Lindl. Lasthenia glabrata is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name yellowray goldfields . It is Endemism endemic to California , where it is a resident of vernal pool s and other moist areas in a number of habitat types. This is a daisylike annual herb growing up to about half a meter in maximum height. The thin stem has a few pairs of oppositely arranged, smooth edged linear leaves each up to 15 centimeters long. The plant flowers in solitary or loosely clustered Head botany flower heads with golden yellow disc and ray florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long with no Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1493 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAGL4 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia glabrata Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Lasthenia minor regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Heliantheae genus Lasthenia species L. minor binomial Lasthenia minor binomial authority A. P. de Candolle DC. Ornduff Lasthenia minor is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name coastal goldfields . It is native to California , where it is a resident of coastal and inland grassland habitat. This is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height near 35 centimeters. The woolly stem may be branched or not and has oppositely arranged pairs of linear leaves. The Head botany flower heads are under a centimeter wide and have hairy bract phyllaries and golden yellow ray and disc florets. The fruit is an achene up to about two millimeters long with a Pappus flower structure pappus of scales. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,1483,1502 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol LAMI5 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Lasthenia minor Photo gallery Category Lasthenia Category Flora of California Heliantheae stub ... more details
italic title taxobox name Ageratina occidentalis regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Eupatorieae genus Ageratina species A. occidentalis binomial Ageratina occidentalis binomial authority William Jackson Hooker Hook. George King botanist King & Harold E. Robinson H. Rob. synonyms Eupatorium occidentale Ageratina occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name western snakeroot or western eupatorium . It is native to the western United States where it grows in several types of habitat . This is a rhizome rhizomatous perennial herb growing fuzzy green or purple stems to a maximum height near 70 centimeters. The glandular leaves are triangular in shape with serrated edges. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of fuzzy Head botany flower heads containing long, protruding disc florets in shades of white, pink, and blue. There are no ray florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long with a rough, bristly Pappus flower structure pappus . External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,628,631 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol AGOC2 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Ageratina occidentalis Photo gallery Category Ageratina Eupatorieae stub ... more details
taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Gnaphalieae genus Antennaria species A. argentea binomial Antennaria argentea binomial authority George Bentham Benth. Antennaria argentea is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae daisy family known by the common name silver pussytoes . It is native to Oregon and northern California and Nevada , where it grows in dry Temperate coniferous forest coniferous forests . This is a perennial herb forming a basal patch of woolly grayish oval shaped leaves a few centimeters long and many slender erect stems up to 40 centimeters tall. It is Plant sexuality dioecious , with male and female plants producing different types of flowers. Both flower types are clustered in many Head botany flower heads with whitish bract phyllaries . The female plants produce fruits which are achene s with a soft Pappus flower structure pappus a few millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,671,672 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ANAR5 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Antennaria argentea Photo gallery Category Antennaria argentea gnaphalieae stub ... more details
italictitle taxobox regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae genus Artemisia genus Artemisia species A. nesiotica binomial Artemisia nesiotica binomial authority Peter H. Raven P.H.Raven Artemisia nesiotica is a species of Artemisia genus sagebrush known by the common name island sagebrush . It is Endemism endemic to the three of the eight Channel Islands of California . This is a small shrub growing up to about half a meter tall and generally rounded in shape. It produces several thin, upright stems from a woody base. The foliage is made up of woolly leaves divided into many thin, flat, threadlike segments. The inflorescence is a narrow cluster of several Head botany flower heads . The fruit is a tiny resinous achene with a Pappus flower structure pappus of hairs. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,719,737 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol ARNE6 USDA Plants Profile http calphotos.berkeley.edu cgi img query?query src photos index&where taxon Artemisia nesiotica Photo gallery Category Artemisia nesiotica Category Flora of California asteroideae stub az Artemisia nesiotica ... more details
italic title taxobox name Baccharis brachyphylla regnum Plantae unranked divisio Angiosperms unranked classis Eudicots unranked ordo Asterids ordo Asterales familia Asteraceae tribus Astereae genus Baccharis species B. brachyphylla binomial Baccharis brachyphylla binomial authority Asa Gray A.Gray Baccharis brachyphylla is a species of baccharis known by the common name shortleaf baccharis . It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in desert habitat such as Arroyo creek arroyo s and canyons. This is a shrub producing erect, branching green stems up to a meter tall. The leaves are linear or thinly lance shaped and less than 2 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a wide array of Head botany flower heads . A plant sexuality dioecious species, the male and female plants produce different flower types which are similar in appearance. The flowers and foliage are glandular. Female flowers yield fruits which are ribbed achene s, each with a fuzzy body 2 to 3 millimeters long and a Pappus flower structure pappus about 5 millimeters long. External links http ucjeps.berkeley.edu cgi bin get JM treatment.pl?609,781,782 Jepson Manual Treatment http plants.usda.gov java profile?symbol BABR USDA Plants Profile Category Baccharis Category Flora of the California desert regions Category Flora of the Southwestern United States Astereae stub ... more details
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