Nama dichotoma var. dichotoma Calflora

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Taxon Report

Nama dichotoma (Ruiz & Pav.) Choisy var. dichotoma

Forked purple mat

2013 Don Davis

2011 James M. Andre

2011 Keir Morse

Nama dichotoma var. dichotoma is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~17 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Nama dichotoma
Genus:	Nama
Family:	Namaceae (Hydrophyllaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Nama dichotomum var. dichotomum

Information about Nama dichotoma var. dichotoma 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).