Munzothamnus

thumb | right | alt=alt=Refer to caption | Munzothamnus blairii (Blair's wirelettuce). Munzothamnus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species Munzothamnus blairii, which is known by the common name '''Blair's wirelettuce, or Blair's munzothamnus'''. It is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It grows along steep, rocky cliffsides and canyons on the island. It is a shrub producing a fleshy, woolly stem usually over a meter in height, often approaching two meters. Leaves occur in tufts at the ends of the