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Lagophylla minor

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Asteraceae

Scientific name
  
Lagophylla minor

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asterales

Genus
  
Lagophylla

Higher classification
  
Lagophylla

Lagophylla minor

Lagophylla minor is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family known by the common name lesser hareleaf. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the foothills surrounding the Sacramento Valley. It is a member of the plant communities growing on serpentine soils. This is an annual herb producing a thin, forking, purplish brown stem covered in small stiff hairs. The hairy leaves are 2 to 5 centimeters long and linear in shape, those on the lower stem toothed and those on the upper smooth-edged. The inflorescence bears flower heads with five bright yellow three-lobed ray florets, six yellow disc florets with black anthers, and phyllaries with long, soft hairs. The fruit is a glossy black achene two to three millimeters long.

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Lagophylla minor Wikipedia