Tracyina
Encyclopedia
Tracyina is a monotypic genus of flowering plant
s in the daisy family, Asteraceae
, containing the single species Tracyina rostrata, which is known by the common name Indian headdress. It is endemic to California
, where it is known only from the grassy slopes of the North Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the daisy family, Asteraceae
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...
, containing the single species Tracyina rostrata, which is known by the common name Indian headdress. It is endemic 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...
, where it is known only from the grassy slopes of the North Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
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