Hazardia vernicosa

Hazardia vernicosa is a Mexican species of shrub in the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the state of Baja California in northwestern Mexico. It has not been found in the United States although one of the Mexican populations is less than 10 km (6 1/4 miles) south of the international border.[3]

Hazardia vernicosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hazardia
Species:
H. vernicosa
Binomial name
Hazardia vernicosa
(Brandegee) W.D.Clark 1979
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Haplopappus vernicosus Brandegee 1889
  • Aplopappus vernicosus Brandegee 1889

Hazardia vernicosa is a branching subshrub up to 45 cm (18 in) tall with several stems arising from a woody underground caudex. The plant produces numerous flower heads each head with 3-5 yellow disc flowers plus 3-5 ray flowers.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Hazardia vernicosa (Brandegee) W.D.Clark
  2. Tropicos, Haplopappus vernicosus Brandegee
  3. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos of herbarium specimens, description, distribution map
  4. Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1889. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 2: 168-169 as Aplopappus vernicosus


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