Anulocaulis annulatus

Valley ringstem

Family: Nyctaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Valley ringstem is a California native perennial found in the Death Valley region in rocky slopes and canyons at elevations below 1,200 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces pale pink flowers in terminal panicle-like clusters with head-like flower arrangements. Growing with stems up to 1.5 meters tall, it develops a distinctive branching structure with one to two branches per node. Its leaves are distinctive, with blades 3 to 10 centimeters long, ranging from oblong to round kidney-shaped, covered in stiff hairs with enlarged, dark glandular bases. The fruit is spindle-shaped, 4 to 5 millimeters long and gray-brown in color.

Habitat: Rocky slopes, canyons

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: < 1200 m

Bioregions: ne DMoj (Death Valley region).

California counties: Inyo, San Bernardino

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.