Horkelia californica

Taxobox
name = "Horkelia californica"

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image_width = 270px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
subfamilia = Rosoideae
genus = "Horkelia"
species = "H. californica"
binomial = "Horkelia californica"
binomial_authority = Cham. & Schltdl.

"Horkelia californica" is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name California horkelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows on scrubby coastal and inland mountain slopes. This is a clumping perennial herb producing erect green stems variable in height from 10 centimeters to over a meter. The green leaves are up to 40 centimeters long and are made up of hairy, rounded, toothed leaflets each up to 6 centimeters in length. The inflorescence holds solitary and clustered flowers, each with toothed bractlets and thick, pointed sepals. There are five small white petals.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6738,6740 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HOCA3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Horkelia+californica Photo gallery]