Trichocoronis wrightii var. wrightii

Wright's trichocoronis

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.1

Wright's trichocoronis is a rare (CNPS 2B.1) California native perennial found in the Central Valley and southern California coastal regions, specifically in the San Jacinto Valley, inhabiting moist places and drying riverbeds at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces white flowers with a distinctive maroon throat in small heads approximately 5 millimeters in diameter. Growing with delicate, few-branched stems, it forms compact clusters in seasonally wet environments. Its flowers feature white corolla lobes with a unique color transition, showing white at the base and maroon toward the throat. The small fruit measures approximately 1.5 millimeters long, reflecting the plant's diminutive and subtle botanical characteristics.

Habitat: Moist places, drying riverbeds

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: GV, SCo (San Jacinto Valley)

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