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Asteraceae

Rod wirelettuce

Stephanomeria virgata Benth.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Stephanomeria

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Rod wirelettuce: Flower of Stephanomeria virgata
Photo: Noah Elhardt, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Rod wirelettuce

Synonyms

  • Ptiloria canescens Greene
  • Ptiloria virgata (Benth.) Greene
  • Ptiloria virgata var. virgata

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.