Horkelia truncata

Ramona horkelia

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.3

Ramona horkelia is a rare (CNPS 1B.3) California native perennial found in the Peninsular Ranges in dry red clay and open chaparral at elevations of 400 to 1,300 meters. Flowering from March to June, this plant produces white petals approximately 5 to 7 millimeters wide and nearly round. Growing with green tufted stems 20 to 60 centimeters tall, it forms a compact clump with distinctive foliage. Its leaves feature 1 to 3 leaflets on each side, with terminal leaflets 10 to 30 millimeters long, oblong to obovate, and generally having more than 20 teeth along the margin. The plant bears an open inflorescence with 5 to 20 flowers, each emerging from pedicels 4 to 20 millimeters long.

Habitat: dry red clay, open chaparral

Bloom period: Mar-Jun

Elevation: 400-1300 m

Bioregions: PR

California counties: San Diego

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