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Sugarloaf Ridge SP (NRDB.org)
Sunol Regional Wilderness
The Forest of Nisene Marks SP (NRDB.org)
Vargas Plateau Regional Park
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Cottontop (Micropus californicus var. californicus)
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Flower
White
Petals Not Obvious
Alternate
Annual
Native
Description
EW Bloom Apr - Jun
White flower with no petals, gives a cottony look/
Alternate leaves
CA native
AKA Slender Cottonweed, Q Tips
Aster Family (Asteraceae)
Stems about a foot tall, with tiny fuzzy white flowers on top that look like a Q-tip.
Stem is green-gray and hairy.
Can grow in dense stands.
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