Deinandra streetsii

Deinandra streetsii is a rare North American species of plant in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.

Deinandra streetsii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Deinandra
Species:
D. streetsii
Binomial name
Deinandra streetsii
(A.Gray) B.G.Baldwin
Synonyms[1]

Hemizonia streetsii A.Gray

Deinandra streetsii has is native to the state of Baja California in northwestern Mexico. The species has been found only on San Benito Island, 25 km (16 miles) west of Cedros Island, both parts of the state of Baja California.[2][3]

Deinandra streetsii is closely related to D. corymbosa, with narrow linear leaves. It produces many yellow flower heads, each with both disc florets and ray florets.[2]

References
  1. The Plant List, Deinandra streetsii (A.Gray) B.G.Baldwin
  2. Gray, Asa 1877. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 12: 162, in footnote in Latin, as Hemizonia streetsii
  3. Baldwin, Bruce G. 1999. Novon 9(4): 469


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