Fremontodendron mexicanum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Fremontodendron mexicanum Davidson

Mexican flannelbush

2016 Jonathan Mercado

2017 Torrey neel

2023 Ron Vanderhoff

2011 Anna Bennett

2012 Sherie Hubble

2011 Anna Bennett

Fremontodendron mexicanum is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Baja California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).

State of California status: Rare. Federal status: Endangered.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~60 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Fremontodendron
Family:	Malvaceae (Sterculiaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Fremontia mexicana

Information about Fremontodendron mexicanum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FRME2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.1 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).