Pectocarya linearis subsp. ferocula

Narrow-toothed pectocarya, Narrow-Toothed Pectocarya

Family: Boraginaceae · Type: annual · Native

Narrow-toothed pectocarya is a California native annual found in southern Sierra Nevada foothills, Tehachapi, San Joaquin Valley, central western California, southwestern California, eastern Mojave Desert, and western Colorado Desert in grassy slopes, roadsides, and clearings at elevations of 5 to 2,100 meters. Flowering from February to May, this plant produces small white flowers in delicate clusters. Growing with prostrate to decumbent stems 6 to 26 centimeters long, it spreads across the ground in low, sprawling formations. Its leaves are small and narrow, adapting to the plant's low-growing habit and diverse habitats. The fruit consists of distinctive linear-oblong nutlets with teeth along the margins, giving the plant its characteristically delicate appearance.

Habitat: Roadsides, grassy slopes, clearings

Bloom period: Feb-May

Elevation: 5-2100 m

Bioregions: s SNF, Teh, GV, CW, SW, DMoj, w DSon

California counties: Kern, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside, San Benito, Monterey, Orange, Santa Barbara, Inyo, Ventura, Fresno, Kings, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Imperial

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