Deinandra pentactis, the Salinas River tarweed, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to California, found in the Coast Ranges of San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and northern Santa Barbara Counties.[2]

Deinandra pentactis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Deinandra
Species:	D. pentactis
Binomial name
Deinandra pentactis (D.D.Keck) B.G.Baldwin
Synonyms[1]
Hemizonia lobbii subsp. pentactis D.D.Keck Hemizonia pentactis (D.D.Keck) D.D.Keck

Deinandra pentactis is an annual herb up to 75 cm (30 inches) tall. It produces numerous flower heads in an open array. Each head has 5 yellow ray florets and 6 disc florets with yellow corollas but red or purple anthers.[3]

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