Ravenella griffinii

Griffin's bellflower

Family: Campanulaceae · Type: annual · Native

Griffin's bellflower is a California native annual found in northern Coast Ranges, San Francisco Bay Area, and northern Santa Cruz Mountains in chaparral and serpentine soil at elevations of 30 to 1,400 meters. Flowering from May to June, this delicate plant produces small white flowers with spreading lobes, clustered on short stems. Growing with erect stems 2 to 20 centimeters tall, it has a compact and slender form with minimal branching. Its leaves are narrow and leathery, measuring 2 to 9 millimeters long, with fine serrated edges that give the plant a distinctive texture. The fruit is oblong with strong ribs, featuring small pores near its center.

Habitat: Chaparral, serpentine soil

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 30-1400 m

Bioregions: NCoRI, SnFrB, n SCoR.

California counties: Marin, San Luis Obispo, Stanislaus, San Benito, Monterey, Tehama, Colusa, Napa, Contra Costa, Sonoma, Lake, San Mateo, San Bernardino

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