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Jaumea carnosa, known by the common names marsh jaumea, fleshy jaumea, or simply jaumea, is a halophytic salt marsh plant native to the wetlands, coastal sea cliffs and salt marshes of the western coast of North America.

Jaumea carnosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Jaumea
Species:	J. carnosa
Binomial name
Jaumea carnosa (Less.) Gray 1874
Synonyms[1]
Coinogyne carnosa Less. 1831

Description

It is a perennial dicotyledon.[2] It has succulent green leaves on soft pinkish-green stems, not unlike ice plant in appearance. Its stems are weak and long. Flowers are yellow and the peduncle is enlarged below the head.[3] It spreads by an extensive rhizome system.[4]

Distribution

Jaumea carnosa ranges from British Columbia to northern Baja California, and can be found in wetlands and salt marshes. Some populations are located on the Channel Islands of California.[4][5][6]

References

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment, University of California
• United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Calflora photo gallery, University of California
• Washington State University, intertidal organisms, Jaumea carnosa (Marsh jaumea) photo and commentary
• Paul Slichter, Members of the Sunflower Family Found West of the Cascade Mountains With Flower Heads Consisting of Both Disc and Ray Flowers, Fleshy Jaumea, Marsh Jaumea Jaumea carnosa photos

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