Hesperochiron pumilus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Hesperochiron pumilus (Griseb.) Porter

Dwarf hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~109 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Hesperochiron
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: meadows

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Northern Oak Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Capnorea campanulata
JEF	Capnorea ciliata
JEF	Capnorea fulcrata
JEF	Capnorea hirtella
JEF	Capnorea nervosa
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Information about Hesperochiron pumilus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (HEPU6) 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: 04/15/2025).