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Hemizonia clementina, known by the common name island tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, endemic to the Channel Islands of California.

Hemizonia clementina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Hemizonia
Species:	H. clementina
Binomial name
Hemizonia clementina Brandegee

Range

Hemizonia clementina is found in all of the Channel Islands except San Miguel and Santa Rosa.

Description

Hemizonia clementina is a sprawling shrub with a woody base, thick leaves and small yellow flowers. It forms thick mats scattered in coastal sage shrub on east and middle Anacapa Island where its acid-green foliage is conspicuous from a distance.[1]

References

• C.Michael Hogan, ed; 2010; Encyclopedia of Life; Hemizonia congesta overview.

• "Hemizonia clementina Brandegee — The Plant List". theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

External links

• Calflora Database: Deinandra clementina (Island tarplant) — formerly Hemizonia clementina.
• U.C. Photos gallery: Deinandra clementina — formerly Hemizonia clementina.

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