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Asteraceae

Indian headdress

Tracyina rostrata S.F.Blake

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Tracyina

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Indian headdress: Tracyina rostrata is the only member of its genus. It is a rare plant known only from grassland in hill country in California's North Coast Ranges. It is small,
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Indian headdress

Characteristics

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

Photos

Sources: classification 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.