Horkelia fusca var. pseudocapitata

Tawny horkelia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Tawny horkelia is a California native perennial found in the Warner Mountains in dry meadow edges and open forest on volcanic or granitic soils at elevations of 1,800 to 2,300 meters. Flowering from July to August, this plant produces pale flowers with petals 4 to 6 millimeters long in clustered heads with 10 to 30 blossoms. Growing with delicate stems that spread across the ground, it forms low-growing clusters up to 15 centimeters tall. Its compound leaves feature 4 to 7 leaflets on each side, with each leaflet approximately 10 to 20 millimeters long, broadly obovate and lightly toothed near the tips. The plant's sparse green foliage and subtle flowering structure make it a distinctive inhabitant of higher elevation volcanic landscapes.

Habitat: dry meadow edges, open forest, volcanic or granitic soils

Bloom period: Jul-Aug

Elevation: 1800-2300 m

Bioregions: Wrn

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