Deinandra bacigalupii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common names Livermore tarplant and Livermore moonshine. It is endemic to Alameda County, California, and is only found within a half-mile of the city limits of Livermore, in the eastern portion of the Livermore Valley. The plant is considered endangered under the California Endangered Species Act, and there are only four known populations; a fifth was destroyed by a landscaping business in 2014. The majority is located on city property near the Springtown neighborhood.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Livermore tarplant 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 increscens
- Deinandra corymbosa
- Deinandra paniculata
- Deinandra pentactis
- Deinandra conjugens
- Deinandra mohavensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Deinandra
- Species
- Deinandra bacigalupii
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