Horkelia fusca var. brownii

Tawny horkelia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Tawny horkelia is a California native perennial found in the northern California Mountains and Mountains and Modoc Plateau in dry openings within forest and chaparral, especially on pumice at elevations of 950 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces delicate white flowers in small clusters of 5 to 20 blooms. Growing with stems bearing dense, grayish hairs and reaching moderate heights, it develops compact clusters of small flowers. Its leaves are generally 4 to 12 centimeters long, composed of 3 to 7 narrow wedge-shaped leaflets on each side, with each leaflet 5 to 15 millimeters long and bearing 4 to 6 teeth along its lower quarter to half. The fruit measures 1 to 1.2 millimeters long, contributing to this plant's subtle and intricate botanical structure.

Habitat: dry openings in forest and chaparral, especially on pumice

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 950-2000 m

Bioregions: CaR, MP (exc Wrn).

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