Lessingia

Lessingia is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae which are native to western North America. Several species are endemic to California.^[2][3][4]

Lessingia
Lessingia leptoclada
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Machaerantherinae
Genus:	Lessingia Cham.
Type species
Lessingia germanorum[1] Cham.

Lessingias are generally daisy-like in appearance with white, yellow, or purple flowers, but they vary in appearance. Some lessingias are sometimes treated as members of different genera, such as Benitoa. The San Francisco lessingia, Lessingia germanorum, is an endangered species.^[5][6][7]

Species^[8][9]

• Lessingia arachnoidea - Crystal Springs lessingia - California (Sonoma, San Mateo, Santa Cruz Cos)
• Lessingia germanorum - San Francisco lessingia - California (San Mateo Co)
• Lessingia glandulifera - valley lessingia - California, Arizona, Nevada
• Lessingia hololeuca - woollyhead lessingia - California (from Yolo + Sonoma Cos to Monterey Co)
• Lessingia lemmonii - Lemmon's lessingia - Arizona, California
• Lessingia leptoclada - Sierra lessingia - California (from Plumas Co to Los Angeles Co)
• Lessingia micradenia - Mt. Tamalpais lessingia - California (Marin + Santa Clara Cos)
• Lessingia nana - dwarf lessingia - California (From Tehama Co to Kern Co)
• Lessingia nemaclada - slenderstem lessingia - California (From Siskiyou Co to Kern Co)
• Lessingia pectinata - Sonoma lessingia - California (From San Bernardino Co to Contra Coasta + El Dorado Cos)
• Lessingia ramulosa - California (From Tehama Co to Marin Co)
• Lessingia tenuis - spring lessingia - California (From Ventura Co to Alameda Co)
• Lessingia virgata - wand lessingia - California (From Fresno Co to Shasta Co)

Formerly included^[8]

Some species once regarded as part of Lessingia are now considered more suited to other genera: Artemisia, Benitoa, Cacalia, Chrysolaena, Corethrogyne, Lessingianthus, Vernonia.