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goldfields
Lasthenia
Lasthenia, commonly known as goldfields, is a genus of the botanical family Asteraceae. The genus is named after Lasthenia, a cross-dressing female pupil of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato.
18 branches of this genus, most-observed first

California goldfields
speciesLasthenia californica

common goldfields
speciesLasthenia gracilis
smooth goldfields
speciesLasthenia glaberrima

Fremont's goldfields
speciesLasthenia fremontii

Royal Goldfields
speciesLasthenia coronaria

Yellowray Goldfields
speciesLasthenia glabrata

coastal goldfields
speciesLasthenia minor

Contra Costa goldfields
speciesLasthenia conjugens

Ferris' goldfields
speciesLasthenia ferrisiae

maritime goldfields
speciesLasthenia maritima

small-ray goldfields
speciesLasthenia microglossa

burke's goldfields
speciesLasthenia burkei

Lasthenia ornduffii
speciesLasthenia ornduffii

Greene's goldfields
speciesLasthenia debilis

alkali goldfields
speciesLasthenia platycarpha

alkali-sink goldfields
speciesLasthenia chrysantha

Salinas Valley goldfields
speciesLasthenia leptalea
Lasthenia kunthii
speciesLasthenia kunthii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50988.