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Asteraceae

Dwarf lessingia

Lessingia nana A.Gray

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lessingia

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Dwarf lessingia: Lessingia nana; on slope in oak woodland at Evans Rd, 1400 yd SW from Cedar Creek Campground in Kern County, California
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Dwarf lessingia

Synonyms

  • Lessingia nana var. nana

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.