Micromonolepis pusilla Calflora

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Taxon Report

Micromonolepis pusilla (Torr. ex S. Watson) Ulbr.

Dwarf monolepis

1998 Dan Post

2007 Steve Matson

2011 Steve Matson

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

also called Monolepis pusilla

California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~37 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Micromonolepis
Family:	Chenopodiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Monolepis pusilla

Information about Micromonolepis pusilla from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora 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 CNPS Inventory: 2B.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).