Horkelia californica

California horkelia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

California horkelia is a native perennial found in California's coastal ranges and Sierra Nevada foothills in open grasslands and chaparral areas at elevations of 300 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces white to pale pink flowers approximately 3 to 8 millimeters long in open clusters with multiple separate blossoms. Growing with erect green stems 10 to 120 centimeters tall in clumped formations, it develops a distinctive branching structure. Its compound leaves have widely spaced, slightly hairy leaflets that are roughly ovate to round in shape, with entire stipules connecting each leaflet. The plant produces numerous pistils and tiny fruits approximately 1 millimeter in length, creating dense, intricate flower clusters.

California counties: San Mateo, Mendocino, Sonoma, Monterey, Santa Cruz, Tulare, Marin, Trinity, San Francisco, Lake, San Benito, Amador, San Luis Obispo, Alameda, Humboldt, Santa Clara, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino

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