Dedeckera eurekensis

July gold

Family: Polygonaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

July gold is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native shrub found in the western Inyo Mountains and Death Valley Mountains, specifically in the Last Chance and Panamint ranges, on limestone slopes at elevations of 1,200 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from June to October, this plant produces distinctive yellow to red-yellow flowers in small clusters with striking hairy perianth. Growing 2 to 7 decimeters tall with a spread of 5 to 20 meters, the shrub develops an open, hairy structure with alternating branches. Its small leaves are narrow, measuring 0.7 to 1.5 centimeters long and 0.5 to 0.8 centimeters wide, arranged alternately along the stems. The fruit is a small, approximately brown, obconic structure 2 to 3 millimeters long with a hairy tip.

Habitat: Limestone slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Oct

Elevation: 1200-2200 m

Bioregions: W&ampI, DMtns (Last Chance, Panamint ranges).

California counties: Inyo, Mono

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