Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Stephanomeria exigua ssp. macrocarpa
Stephanomeria exigua Nutt. ssp. macrocarpa Gottlieb
Large Fruited Stephanomeria, Large Seed Wirelettuce, Whiteplume Wirelettuce
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: STEXM
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , Perennial , BiennialHabit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Flower: Ligulate (strap-shaped) florets.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Pink , VioletBloom Time: May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: CAWeb Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Stephanomeria exigua ssp. macrocarpa in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Stephanomeria exigua ssp. macrocarpa in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stephanomeria exigua ssp. macrocarpa
Metadata
Record Modified: 2019-05-17Research By: CBR