Micropus amphibolus: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Micropus
Species
Micropus amphibolus
Scientific Name
Micropus amphibolus

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Micropus amphibolus

Micropus amphibolus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Mount Diablo cottonseed.

It is endemic to California, where it is known from the San Francisco Bay Area and nearby mountains, growing in open, rocky habitat. It is an annual herb similar in appearance to its relative, Micropus californicus, called the "Q-tips".

It produces one or more small, erect stems coated thinly in wispy, and webby fibers. The inflorescence is a spherical flower head a few millimeters wide, which resembles a tiny cotton boll since the flowers and maturing fruits are very woolly.

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Mount Diablo cottonseed

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