Carsonia sparsifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carsonia sparsifolia (S. Watson) Greene

(not an active name)

Fewleaf bee plant

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

also called Cleome sparsifolia


	Plant Range Observation Search ~32 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Carsonia
Family:	Cleomaceae
Category:	angiosperm
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

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Alternate Names:


JEF	Cleomella sparsifolia

Information about Carsonia sparsifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. 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 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).