Githopsis diffusa subsp. filicaulis

Mission canyon bluecup, Mission Canyon Bluecup

Family: Campanulaceae · Type: annual · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Mission canyon bluecup is a California native annual found in the Peninsular Ranges of San Diego and Riverside counties in moist or disturbed areas at elevations of 220 to 800 meters. Flowering in May, this delicate plant produces white or pale blue flowers in small, funnel-shaped corollas approximately 1.5 to 5 millimeters long. Growing with decumbent stems 8 to 25 centimeters long and exceptionally slender upper stems less than half a millimeter wide, it spreads close to the ground. Its small leaves measure 3 to 10 millimeters in length, complementing the plant's subtle and graceful form. The tiny inflorescence bracts range from 1 to 5 millimeters, adding to the plant's understated botanical elegance.

Habitat: Moist or disturbed areas

Bloom period: May

Elevation: 220-800 m

Bioregions: PR (San Diego, Riverside cos.).

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