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Atrichoseris platyphylla

PARACHUTE PLANT, TOBACCO-WEED, GRAVEL-GHOST

Asteraceae
Sunflower family

Atrichoseris platyphylla © Bill Ratcliffe


Annual, 8–71" (2–18 dm).
Sap milky; leaves basal and lowest generally flat against soil.
Flowers white, fragrant.
Blooming March–May.
Desert valleys and washes, clay hills and on rocky soils.
Elevation < 4600' (1400 m).
Desert Wild Flowers p. 306 305 # 743 
A Flora of Southern California p. 123 120 B
The Jepson Manual p. 209 211

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Last modified: February 2, 2009





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