Amblyopappus Explained

Amblyopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1841.^{[1] [2]}

There is only one known species, Amblyopappus pusillus, known by the common name dwarf coastweed. This plant is native to Baja California in Mexico and the coast of Southern California in the United States. It can also be found on the west coast of Chile and Peru in South America.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Amblyopappus pusillus is an aromatic annual herb with an erect stem up to 40 centimeters in height. The stem turns dark red with age. It is covered in narrow fleshy leaves and each small branch of the stem is topped with an inflorescence of one to several rounded budlike yellow flowers. The bracts are green, often with reddish edges.^[6]

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2917976#page/338/mode/1up Hooker, William Jackson & Arnott, George Arnott Walker . 1841. Journal of Botany, being a second series of the Botanical Miscellany 3(22): 321-322
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40011612 Tropicos, Amblyopappus Hook. & Arn.
3. Marticorena, C. & M. Quezada. 1985. Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Chile. Gayana, Botánica. 42: 1–157
4. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Amblyopappus%20pusillus.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
5. http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Amblyopappus+pusillus Calflora taxon report, University of California, Amblyopappus pusillus Hook. & Arn. amblyopappus, dwarf coastweed, pineapple weed
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=101307 Flora of North America Amblyopappus Hooker & Arnott