Hazardia stenolepis explained

Hazardia stenolepis, the serpentine bristleweed, is a North American species of shrub in the daisy family. It has been found only in California in the western United States, and in Baja California in northwestern Mexico.^{[1] [2]}

Hazardia stenolepis is a shrub up to 100cm (00inches) tall. The plant produces numerous flower heads in a dense, elongated array at the top of the plant. Each head contains 8-10 disc flowers but no ray flowers. The species sometimes grows on serpentine soils.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=86203&taxauthid=1 SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
2. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4014 Calflora taxon report, University of California, Hazardia stenolepis (H.M. Hall) Hoover, narrow scaled goldenbush, serpentine bristleweed
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066844 Flora of North America, Hazardia stenolepis (H. M. Hall) Hoover, 1970. Serpentine bristleweed