Blennosperma nanum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Blennosperma |
Species: | B. nanum
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Binomial name | |
Blennosperma nanum (
Hook.) S.F.Blake
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Synonyms [1] | |
Chrysanthemum nanum Hook. |
Blennosperma nanum is an annual plant in the daisy family native to California. Common names include glue-seed, common stickyseed, and yellow carpet. [2]
It is an annual with small yellow flower heads The heads are a paler yellow than many other daisy-like flowers, and the ring of stamens ooze a viscous white juice containing the pollen. The fruits are also carried in a gluey fluid. The Greek name for the genus means "slimy seed." [3]
The species is distributed throughout the lower elevations in California from Shasta County to San Diego County, [2] but nowhere is it particularly abundant. It is a resident of vernal pool floral communities. Glue-seed is often one of the first flowers to bloom as winter turns to spring. [3]