Isocoma arguta

Isocoma arguta

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Isocoma
Species:
I. arguta
Binomial name
Isocoma arguta
Greene 1894
Synonyms[2]
  • Haplopappus venetus var. argutus (Greene) D.D. Keck
  • Isocoma veneta var. arguta (Greene) Jeps.

Isocoma arguta is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Carquinez goldenbush. It has been found only in Solano and Contra Costa Counties in California, where it grows in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.[3] It is a resident of Suisun Marsh. It thrives on alkali flats and other mineral-rich soils.

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ Tropicos, Isocoma arguta Greene
  3. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Isocoma arguta E. Greene, Carquinez goldenbush,