Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare Calflora

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Taxon Report

Crocanthemum scoparium (Nutt.) Millsp. var. vulgare (Jeps.) Sorrie

Peak Rushrose

2020 Janice Kuch

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2010 Ron Vanderhoff

2018 Ron Vanderhoff

2021 R.A. Chasey

2011 Ron Vanderhoff

Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Helianthemum scoparium


	Plant Range Observation Search ~288 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Crocanthemum scoparium
Genus:	Crocanthemum
Family:	Cistaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 1 - weak indicator / indifferent

Habitat: slopes, ridges

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Helianthemum scoparium var. vulgare
JEF	Helianthemum scoparium

Information about Crocanthemum scoparium var. vulgare 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 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).