Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi Calflora

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Taxon Report

Petalonyx thurberi A. Gray ssp. thurberi

Thurber's sandpaper plant

Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~328 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Petalonyx thurberi
Genus:	Petalonyx
Family:	Loasaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Information about Petalonyx thurberi ssp. thurberi from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PETHT) 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 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]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/07/2025).