Loeseliastrum depressum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Loeseliastrum depressum (M. E. Jones ex A. Gray) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson

Depressed ipomopsis

2019 Steve Matson

2006 James M. Andre

2011 Steve Matson

Loeseliastrum depressum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Ipomopsis depressa

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~61 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Loeseliastrum
Family:	Polemoniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Gilia depressa
JEF + PLANTS	Ipomopsis depressa

Information about Loeseliastrum depressum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LODE8) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 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: 11/21/2024).