Harmonia doris-nilesiae is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names serpentine tarweed and Niles' madia.
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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: | Harmonia |
| Species: | H. doris-nilesiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Harmonia doris-nilesiae (T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson) B.G.Baldwin
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| Synonyms | |
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Madia doris-nilesiae T.W.Nelson & J.P.Nelson | |
This plant was first described in science in 1985, when it was named Madia doris-nilesiae after the California botanist and teacher Doris Niles.[1][2] It and several others were moved to the new genus Harmonia in 1999.
Description edit
Harmonia doris-nilesiae is an annual herb growing up to about 26 centimetres tall; its upper branches are bristly and glandular. The bristly, toothed leaves are up to 4 centimetres long.
The inflorescence bears several flower heads on long, thin peduncles. Each head has yellow disc florets tipped with yellow anthers and 4 to 8 bright yellow ray florets, each a few millimeters long. The fruit is a black achene with a small pappus.
Distribution edit
Harmonia doris-nilesiae is endemic to the southern Klamath Mountains of far northern California, where it grows in serpentine soils.
References edit
External links edit
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Harmonia doris-nilesiae
- USDA Plants Profile: Harmonia doris-nilesiae
- Harmonia doris-nilesiae — U.C. Photo gallery
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