Lindernia dubia

Yellowseed false pimpernel

Family: Linderniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Yellowseed false pimpernel is a native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern California Coast Ranges, high Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Central Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, Peninsular Ranges, and southeastern Sierra Nevada in wet meadows, pond borders, lakes, and streams at elevations below 1,700 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white to lavender flowers approximately 7 to 10 millimeters long with delicate petals. Growing with spreading to erect stems up to 27 centimeters tall that often root at the lower nodes, it can form low, sprawling patches in moist habitats. Its leaves are sessile, lanceolate to ovate, ranging from 1 to 37 millimeters long and tapering to a round-clasping base. The tiny seeds are distinctive, measuring 1.5 to 3 times longer than wide and colored a vibrant yellow to golden-yellow.

Habitat: Wet meadows, pond borders, lakes and streams

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: < 1700 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaRH, SN, GV, SnFrB, PR, SNE

California counties: Los Angeles, Sonoma, Lake, Amador, Orange, Madera, Sacramento, Sutter, Butte, Kern, Tuolumne, Inyo, Placer, Tehama, Tulare, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Kings, Merced, Fresno, Mariposa

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