Crocanthemum scoparium

Peak rush-rose, Peak Rush-Rose

Family: Cistaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Peak rush-rose is a California native perennial found in rocky, open areas at elevations of 1,000 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces delicate yellow flowers with rounded petals 4 to 8 millimeters long. Growing with slender stems 10 to 45 centimeters tall, it forms compact, low-growing clumps with wiry branching. Its small leaves are narrow, measuring 5 to 11 millimeters long and less than 2 millimeters wide, creating a fine-textured appearance. The fruit is small, approximately 3 to 4 millimeters long, containing 6 to 10 seeds.

California counties: San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Amador, Riverside, Monterey, San Mateo, San Luis Obispo, Napa, Marin, Ventura, San Bernardino, Sutter, Sonoma, Solano, Colusa, Mendocino, Yolo

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