Ditaxis claryana

Glandular ditaxis

Family: Euphorbiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Glandular ditaxis is a rare California native perennial ranked 2B.2 by CNPS, found in the Sonoran Desert's Coachella Valley in sandy creosote-bush scrub at elevations below 100 meters. Flowering from December to March, this plant produces small flowers with delicate glandular-toothed margins. Growing 1 to 5 decimeters tall with stems covered in a mix of simple spreading hairs and two-forked appressed hairs, it has a distinctive branching habit. Its lanceolate leaves measure 1 to 4 centimeters long, with small stipules and finely gland-toothed edges that are hairy on the undersurface. The fruit is approximately 4.5 millimeters long, with seeds that are slightly angled and faintly pitted.

Habitat: Sandy soils, creosote-bush scrub

Bloom period: Dec-Mar

Elevation: < 100 m

Bioregions: DSon (Coachella Valley).

California counties: San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside

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