Kickxia spuria

Fluellin

Family: Plantaginaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Fluellin is a naturalized perennial found in northern and central California regions including the Great Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, coastal ranges, and Transverse Ranges in disturbed, open places below 600 meters elevation. Flowering from July to December, this plant produces distinctive yellow flowers with a deep purple upper lip, measuring 10 to 15 millimeters long. Growing with spreading or ascending stems, it has a branching habit that allows it to colonize open ground quickly. Its leaves are arranged alternately, with ovate to rounded blades that complement the plant's low-growing form. The fruit develops in an enlarged calyx with a heart-shaped base, measuring 3 to 5 millimeters long.

Habitat: Disturbed, open places

Bloom period: Jul-Dec

Elevation: < 600 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, NCoRI, n&ampc SNF, GV, SnFrB, SCoRI, SCo, TR, PR

California counties: El Dorado, Yolo, Mariposa, Solano, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Merced, Alameda, San Diego, Amador, Glenn, Calaveras, Sonoma, Sacramento, Mendocino, San Luis Obispo, Colusa, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Humboldt, San Joaquin, Napa, Tuolumne, San Mateo, Ventura, Monterey

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