Raillardella pringlei

Showy raillardella

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Showy raillardella is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, specifically the Trinity Alps and Scott Mountains, in wet meadows, streambanks, and conifer forests on serpentine-derived soils at elevations of 1,300 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from July to October, this plant produces striking orange to reddish ray flowers 6 to 20 millimeters long in radiate heads with bell-shaped clusters. Growing 25 to 50 centimeters tall with an upright habit, it has an open, somewhat flat-topped inflorescence supported by slender stems often subtended by alternate bracts. Its leaves are primarily basal or opposite, linear to lanceolate, 2.5 to 15 centimeters long, and range from entire to minutely dentate. The plant produces distinctive club-shaped fruits 5 to 8 millimeters long, crowned with 8 to 17 pappus scales.

Habitat: Wet meadows, streambanks, seeps, on serpentine-derived soils, in conifer forest

Bloom period: Jul-Oct

Elevation: 1300-2200 m

Bioregions: KR (Trinity Alps, Scott Mtns).

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