Deinandra is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.Greene, Edward Lee. 1897. Flora Franciscana 4: 424–425Tropicos, Deinandra Greene Such a genus is not recognized as distinct by all authorities; its species are often treated as members of the genus Hemizonia.Flora of North America: DeinandraBaldwin, Bruce G. 1999. New combinations and new genera in North American tarweeds (Asteraceae - Madiinae). Novon 9:462-471
Distribution Deinandra plants are native to the Western United States (California and Arizona); and northwest Mexico (Baja California and Baja California Sur).Tanowitz, B. D. 1982. Taxonomy of Hemizonia sect. Madiomeris (Asteraceae: Madiinae). Systematic Botany 7: 314–339
Species The following species are accepted in the genus Deinandra: Deinandra arida - Red Rock tarweed - Kern County, California Deinandra bacigalupii - Livermore tarweed - Alameda County, California Deinandra clementina - California Deinandra conjugens - Otay tarweed: Otay Mesa area in San Diego County, California and Baja California Deinandra corymbosa - California from Santa Barbara County to Humboldt County Deinandra fasciculata - clustered tarweed: southern California and Baja California Deinandra floribunda - California and Baja California Deinandra frutescens - Guadalupe Island, Mexico Deinandra greeneana - Baja California including Guadalupe IslandRose, Joseph Nelson. 1890. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 1: 24-25 Deinandra halliana - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Fresno, San Benito Counties) Deinandra increscens - grassland tarweed - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara Counties) Deinandra kelloggii - California (from Mendocino to Imperial Counties), Arizona (Pima County), Baja California Deinandra lobbii - central and northern California Deinandra martirensis - Baja California, Baja California Sur Deinandra minthornii - Santa Susana tarweed: California endemic in Santa Susana Mountains, Simi Hills, and Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California (Los Angeles and Ventura Counties). (State and CNPS listed 'rare species.') Deinandra mohavensis - Mojave tarweed - California (San Diego, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern Counties) Deinandra pallida - California (from Solano County to Los Angeles County) Deinandra palmeri - Baja California Deinandra paniculata - California and Baja California Deinandra pentactis - central California (Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Kings, San Benito, Santa Clara, San Mateo Counties) Deinandra streetsii - Baja California
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External links
USDA Plants Profile: Deinandra