Ditaxis serrata

Saw toothed ditaxis

Family: Euphorbiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Saw toothed ditaxis is a California native perennial herb found in dry, rocky habitats at moderate elevations. Flowering from spring to summer, this plant produces small flowers with delicate petals. Growing with slender stems 10 to 50 centimeters tall, it develops an upright, somewhat branching form. Its leaves are elliptic to lanceolate, distinctively toothed along the edges, especially toward the tips, with blades 1 to 5 centimeters long. The plant produces compact seed capsules approximately 2 millimeters in size.

California counties: Imperial, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego

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