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Chicory Leaved Stephanomeria
Stephanomeria cichoriacea
  
About Chicory Leaved Stephanomeria (Stephanomeria cichoriacea) 1 Nurseries Carry This Plant 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
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
3.3 - 5 ft tall

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Kodiosoma fulvum Image
Kodiosoma fulvumKodiosoma fulvum
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Cucullia eulepis Image
Cucullia eulepisCucullia eulepis
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Schinia scarletina Image
Schinia scarletinaSchinia scarletina
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Cucullia mcdunnoughi Image
Cucullia mcdunnoughiCucullia mcdunnoughi

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Nurseries
Nurseries

Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Rocky canyon walls

Climate
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


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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