Keckiella antirrhinoides

Chaparral beard tongue

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Chaparral beard tongue is a California native shrub found in the coastal and mountain ranges of central and southern California in chaparral and woodland habitats. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces bright yellow flowers with dark throats that dry nearly black, with blossoms 15 to 23 millimeters long featuring an expanded throat and upper lip. Growing with spreading to erect stems 60 to 250 centimeters tall, young stems are softly whitened while mature stems become smoother. Its leaves are somewhat opposite, clustered in axillary groups, with narrow lance-shaped blades 5 to 20 millimeters long and entire margins. The flower's staminode is densely covered in yellow hairs, adding a distinctive texture to this chaparral shrub.

California counties: San Bernardino, Imperial, Riverside, San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo

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