Horkelia daucifolia var. daucifolia

Carrot leafed horkelia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Carrot leafed horkelia is a California native perennial found in western Klamath Ranges and northern California Ranges, especially in Shasta and Scott valleys, in dry open places often on serpentine clay at elevations of 500 to 1,650 meters. Flowering from April to July, this plant produces white petals 4 to 6 millimeters long, wedge-shaped to obovate, with delicate pale flowers. Growing with fine stems up to 15 centimeters tall, it features distinctively gray-hairy foliage. Its leaves are complex, with 5 to 25 millimeter leaflets divided into 2 to 5 narrow lobes, each 1 to 3 millimeters wide and covered in soft gray hairs. The plant's intricate, compact structure makes it well-adapted to challenging serpentine soil environments.

Habitat: dry open places, often on serpentine clay

Bloom period: Apr-Jul

Elevation: 500-1650 m

Bioregions: w KR, CaRH (esp Shasta, Scott valleys)

California counties: Siskiyou, Trinity, Shasta

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