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Micropus californicus
Summary 7
Micropus californicus is a plant in the daisy family which is known by the common name slender cottonweed. Its flowerheads resemble very small cotton balls, often rounded with cottony white hairs forming the pappus of each seed. The individual plants are known more informally as Q-tips due to their resemblance to the cotton swabs. It is found mostly in California, and into Oregon and northern Baja California. This plant is a resident of the vernal pool...
Taxon biology 8
Micropus californicus has a
bioregional distribution that includes the California Floristic Province, western Oregon and northwest Baja California; elevations of occurrence are less than 1700 meters. Having habitats of variable characteristics, this species is variously found in dry or moist, bare or grassy places
Also known by the common name Slender cottongrass, this wildflower has an inflorescence with heads two to four millimeters across.
Sources and Credits
- (c) birdgal5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/33818785@N00/4245971854
- (c) Richard Spellenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0115/2435.jpeg
- (c) Richard Spellenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0115/2434.jpeg
- (c) Richard Spellenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0115/2433.jpeg
- (c) 2009 Barry Breckling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/1009/2754.jpeg
- (c) Gary A. Monroe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/0000_0000/0310/0990.jpeg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micropus_californicus
- (c) Unknown, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/7279171
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- OregonFlora.org
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
