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Chicory Leaved Stephanomeria
( Stephanomeria cichoriacea )
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
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About Chicory Leaved Stephanomeria (Stephanomeria cichoriacea)
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Stephanomeria cichoriacea
is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names chicoryleaf wirelettuce and silver rock-lettuce. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the coastal mountain ranges as far north as Monterey County, but especially in southern California mountains such as the Transverse Ranges. Its habitat includes chaparral. It is a perennial herb producing slender erect stems reaching maximum heights exceeding one meter. The stem is woolly with hairs, especially on new growth. The leaves are mostly located in a basal rosette, the largest reaching 18 to 20 centimeters long. They are lance-shaped and often toothed along the edges, and the newer ones are woolly. Smaller leaves occur farther up the stem. The inflorescence is a long array of several flower heads, with some occurring in the upper leaf axils as well. Each head has a cylindrical base 1 to 2 centimeters long which is lined with layers of glandular phyllaries. The head contains 10 to 15 ray florets, each with an elongated tube and a pink ligule which may be up to 2 centimeters long. The fruit is an achene tipped with a spreading cluster of long, plumelike pappus bristles.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
3.3 - 5 ft tall
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 4
likely
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Kodiosoma fulvum
Kodiosoma fulvum
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Cucullia eulepis
Cucullia eulepis
*
Schinia scarletina
Schinia scarletina
*
Cucullia mcdunnoughi
Cucullia mcdunnoughi
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Nurseries
Carried by 1
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens
Propagation
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For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Sunset Zones
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14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Rocky canyon walls
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 7.4" - 52.2", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 1.94", Coldest Month: 36.3" - 55.9", Hottest Month: 56.7" - 78.7", Humidity: 0.59" - 25.60", Elevation: 13" - 8728"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Chicoryleaf Wirelettuce, Silver Rock-lettuce
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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