Lessingia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Machaerantherinae
Genus: Lessingia
Species: L. arachnoidea – L. germanorum – L. glandulifera – L. hololeuca – L. leptoclada – L. nana – L. nemaclada – L. pectinata – L. ramulosa – L. tenuis – L. virgata

Name

Lessingia Cham.
References

Cham., Linnaea 4(2): 203–204, pl. 2, f. 2. 1829.

Links

International Plant Names Index. 2017. Lessingia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 17 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Lessingia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec. 17.
Tropicos.org 2017. Lessingia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Dec. 2017.
Hassler, M. 2017. Lessingia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec 17. Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: vinegarweed

Lessingia is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae which are native to western North America. Several species are endemic to California.[2][3][4]

Lessingias are generally daisy-like in appearance with white, yellow, or purple flowers, but they vary in appearance. Some lessingias are sometimes treated as members of different genera, such as Benitoa. The San Francisco lessingia, Lessingia germanorum, is an endangered species.[5][6][7]

Species[8][9]

Lessingia arachnoidea - Crystal Springs lessingia - California (Sonoma, San Mateo, Santa Cruz Cos)
Lessingia germanorum - San Francisco lessingia - California (San Mateo Co)
Lessingia glandulifera - valley lessingia - California, Arizona, Nevada
Lessingia hololeuca - woollyhead lessingia - California (from Yolo + Sonoma Cos to Monterey Co)
Lessingia lemmonii - Lemmon's lessingia - Arizona, California
Lessingia leptoclada - Sierra lessingia - California (from Plumas Co to Los Angeles Co)
Lessingia micradenia - Mt. Tamalpais lessingia - California (Marin + Santa Clara Cos)
Lessingia nana - dwarf lessingia - California (From Tehama Co to Kern Co)
Lessingia nemaclada - slenderstem lessingia - California (From Siskiyou Co to Kern Co)
Lessingia pectinata - Sonoma lessingia - California (From San Bernardino Co to Contra Coasta + El Dorado Cos)
Lessingia ramulosa - California (From Tehama Co to Marin Co)
Lessingia tenuis - spring lessingia - California (From Ventura Co to Alameda Co)
Lessingia virgata - wand lessingia - California (From Fresno Co to Shasta Co)

formerly included[8]

Species once regarded as part of Lessingia, now considered more suited to other genera: Artemisia Benitoa Cacalia Chrysolaena Corethrogyne Lessingianthus Vernonia
References

Tropicos, Lessingia Cham.
Chamisso, Ludolf Karl Adelbert von. 1829. Linnaea 4(2): plate II (2), figure 2 line drawings of Lessingia germanorum
Chamisso, Ludolf Karl Adelbert von. 1829. Linnaea 4(2): 203–204 in Latin
Lane, M. A. (1992). New combinations in Californian Lessingia (Compositae: Astereae). Novon 2:3 213-14.
Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 452 Lessingia Chamisso, Linnaea. 4: 203, plate 2, fig. 2. 1829.
Markos, S. and B. G. Baldwin. 2001. Higher-level relationships and major lineages of Lessingia (Compositae, Astereae) based on nuclear rDNA internal and external transcribed spacer (ITS and ETS) sequences. Systematic Botany 26: 168–183
Markos, S. 2005. Taxonomic changes in Lessingia (Compositae: Astereae). Madroño 52: 60–61.
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Lessingia

The Plant List search for Lessingia

External links

USDA Plants Profile
Jepson Manual Treatment