Tripterocalyx crux-maltae

Kellogg's sand-verbena, Kellogg's Sand-Verbena

Family: Nyctaginaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Kellogg's sand-verbena is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native perennial found in the Modoc Plateau in Lassen County's sagebrush scrub at elevations of 1,200 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces pink to magenta flowers in distinctive clusters with glandular-sticky characteristics. Growing with stems less than 30 centimeters tall and covered in glandular hairs, it forms a compact ground-hugging habit. Its leaves are ovate to elliptic, measuring 2.5 to 7 centimeters long, with a slightly glandular and hairy surface that adds texture to the plant. The fruit features raised ribs that extend into delicate wing-like projections, giving the plant an intricate structural detail.

Habitat: Sagebrush scrub

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 1200-1500 m

Bioregions: MP (Lassen Co.)

California counties: Lassen

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