Ditaxis serrata var. serrata

Saw toothed ditaxis

Family: Euphorbiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Saw toothed ditaxis is a California native perennial found in the Desert bioregion in sandy or rocky creosote-bush scrub at elevations below 200 meters. Flowering from April to November, this plant produces tiny flowers with pale yellow or white petals. Growing with stems 10 to 35 centimeters tall that are densely covered in appressed white hairs, it forms a compact, low-growing habit. Its leaves are widely elliptic to ovate, 10 to 30 millimeters long, with clearly toothed edges and dense hairy surfaces. The small fruits are approximately 2 millimeters long with rounded, slightly striped seeds.

Habitat: Sandy or rocky soils, creosote-bush scrub

Bloom period: Apr-Nov

Elevation: < 200 m

Bioregions: D

California counties: Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, 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.