Lasthenia
Sign in to saveLasthenia, commonly known as goldfields, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named after Lasthenia of Mantinea, a cross-dressing female pupil of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Lasthenia es un género de plantas con flores de la familia Asteraceae. Hay un total de 19 especies de ellas 18 endémicas de Norteamérica, especialmente California y una de Chile. El género comprende plantas herbáceas anuales, raramente perennes, que puede ser glabras o con tricomas. Sus tallos son típicamente erectos alcanzando una altura de 60 cm. Las hojas son opuestas con una longitud de 20 cm, siendo enteras o pinnadas. Las inflorescencias se caracterizan por cabezas solitarias (algunas veces en cimas), con las brácteas libres o fusionadas. El receptáculo puede ser desnudo y estrechamente cónico o hemisférico. Los rayos florales pueden ser de 4 a 21, y las lígulas son también amarillas, los discos son numerosos y la corola de 5 lóbulos son amarillos.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 253
- With media
- 189
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- NY, CMN, CAS, GH, UCSC, DAV
- Recorded in
- United States
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- Parent taxon
- Baeriinae
- Named after
- Lastheneia of Mantinea
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Lasthenia, commonly known as goldfields, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. The genus is named after Lasthenia of Mantinea, a cross-dressing female pupil of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
==Description== The goldfield genus comprises annual (rarely perennial) herbs that are either glabrous or hairy. Stems are typically branched and erect, attaining a height of less than . Their opposite leaves, up to in length, have entire margins and pinnate venation.
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