Horkelia cuneata var. sericea

Kellogg's horkelia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Kellogg's horkelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in the central Coast Ranges in coastal sandhills and old dune habitats at elevations generally below 200 meters. Flowering from April to August, this plant produces white flowers in dense to somewhat open clusters with several flowers per cluster. Growing with dense, ascending to appressed hairs and stems generally 15 to 30 centimeters tall, it forms a low, compact growth habit. Its leaves are compound with multiple leaflets, covered in fine, soft hairs that give the plant a silvery-sericea appearance. The flower's hypanthium has a distinctive inner rim with delicate hairs, adding to its intricate botanical character.

Habitat: Old dunes, coastal sandhills

Bloom period: Apr-Aug

Elevation: generally < 200 m

Bioregions: CCo.

California counties: Monterey, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles

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