Nemacladus eastwoodiae

Eastwood's nemacladus

Family: Campanulaceae · Type: annual · Native

Eastwood's nemacladus is a California native annual found in the Mojave Desert regions in sandy washes, rocky slopes, and Joshua tree woodlands at elevations of 900 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from April to June, this delicate plant produces white to cream-colored flowers with yellow at the base and tips, tiny and intricate. Growing with erect branching stems 8 to 12 centimeters tall, it forms a slender and delicate structure. Its small diamond-shaped leaves are 3 to 6 millimeters long, sharply but shallowly toothed, with a narrowed base. The fruit is a small spherical structure 1 to 2 millimeters long, containing tiny net-like seeds.

Habitat: Sandy washes, rocky slopes, Joshua tree woodlands, creosote bush scrub

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 900-2200 m

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