Monolopia
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Monolopia is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of flowering plants in the daisy family
Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...

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Species include:
  • Monolopia congdonii
    Monolopia congdonii
    Monolopia congdonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name San Joaquin woolly-thread. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the southern San Joaquin Valley and one area in nearby Santa Barbara County...

    syn. Lembertia congdonii - San Joaquin woollythread
  • Monolopia gracilens
    Monolopia gracilens
    Monolopia gracilens is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name woodland monolopia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the mountains of the San Francisco Bay Area and ranges just to the south. It grows in grassland, chaparral, woodland, and other...

    - woodland monolopia
  • Monolopia lanceolata
    Monolopia lanceolata
    Monolopia lanceolata is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name common monolopia. It is endemic to the southern half of California, where it grows in many types of habitat, including coastal and valley grassland, chaparral, woodland, and desert. It is an annual...

    - common monolopia
  • Monolopia major
    Monolopia major
    Monolopia major is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name cupped monolopia. It is endemic to central California, where it grows in the Central Valley and coastal mountain ranges to the west. It can be found on open grasslands, often in clay soils...

    - cupped monolopia
  • Monolopia stricta
    Monolopia stricta
    Monolopia stricta is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Crum's monolopia. It is endemic to central California, where it grows in the Central Valley and its flanking mountain ranges and foothills. It open grasslands and chaparral, often in clay soils...

    - Crum's monolopia
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