Aphanes occidentalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Aphanes occidentalis (Nutt.) Rydb.

Western lady's mantle

Aphanes occidentalis is an annual or perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Aphanes
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Alchemilla occidentalis
POWO	Alchemilla occidentalis
PLANTS	Aphanes arvensis

Information about Aphanes occidentalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (APAR2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).