Isocoma menziesii
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Isocoma menziesii is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family
known by the common name Menzies' goldenbush. It is native to California
and Baja California
, where it grows in coastal and inland habitat such as chaparral
, particularly in sandy soils. This is a subshrub forming a matted bush reaching between one and two meters tall. The erect branching stems may be hairless to woolly, are generally glandular, and vary in color from gray-green to reddish-brown. The leaves are oval-shaped to somewhat rectangular, gray-green and sometimes hairy and glandular, and 1 to 5 centimeters long with stumpy teeth along the edges. The abundant inflorescence
s are clusters of thick flower heads
. Each head is a capsule with layers of thick, pointed, greenish phyllaries
. The head is filled with large, protruding, cylindrical yellow disc florets with long stigmas
.
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
known by the common name Menzies' goldenbush. It is native to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
, where it grows in coastal and inland habitat such as chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...
, particularly in sandy soils. This is a subshrub forming a matted bush reaching between one and two meters tall. The erect branching stems may be hairless to woolly, are generally glandular, and vary in color from gray-green to reddish-brown. The leaves are oval-shaped to somewhat rectangular, gray-green and sometimes hairy and glandular, and 1 to 5 centimeters long with stumpy teeth along the edges. The abundant inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s are clusters of thick flower heads
Head (botany)
The capitulum is considered the most derived form of inflorescence. Flower heads found outside Asteraceae show lesser degrees of specialization....
. Each head is a capsule with layers of thick, pointed, greenish phyllaries
Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture...
. The head is filled with large, protruding, cylindrical yellow disc florets with long stigmas
Gynoecium
Gynoecium is most commonly used as a collective term for all carpels in a flower. A carpel is the ovule and seed producing reproductive organ in flowering plants. Carpels are derived from ovule-bearing leaves which evolved to form a closed structure containing the ovules...
.