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, specifically near El Rosario.[3] 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.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hazardia |
| Species: | H. vernicosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Hazardia vernicosa | |
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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.[5]
References edit
- ^ The Plant List, Hazardia vernicosa (Brandegee) W.D.Clark
- ^ Tropicos, Haplopappus vernicosus Brandegee
- ^ Standley, Paul Carpenter (1926). Trees and Shrubs of Mexico: Bignoniaceae-Asteraceae. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1491.
- ^ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter photos of herbarium specimens, description, distribution map
- ^ Brandegee, Townshend Stith. 1889. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Series 2, 2: 168-169 as Aplopappus vernicosus
External links edit
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