Chlorogalum parviflorum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Chlorogalum parviflorum S. Watson

(not an active name)

Small flowered soaproot, Smallflower soap plant

2003 Michelle Cloud-Hughes

Robert Potts 2001 California Academy of Sciences

2014 Diane Etchison

2019 Diane Etchison

2010 Anna Bennett

Chlorogalum parviflorum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.

also called Hooveria parviflora


	Plant Range Observation Search ~312 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Chlorogalum
Family:	Agavaceae (Liliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Laothoe parviflora
JEF	Hooveria parviflora

Information about Chlorogalum parviflorum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (CHPA7) 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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/22/2024).