Deinandra pentactis, the Salinas River tarweed, is a North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to California, found in the Coast Ranges of San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and northern Santa Barbara Counties.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Salinas River Tarweed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Deinandra lobbii
- Deinandra conjugens
- Deinandra kelloggii
- Deinandra paniculata
- Holocarpha heermannii
- Holocarpha obconica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Deinandra
- Species
- Deinandra pentactis
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