Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii Calflora

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Polyctenium fremontii (S. Watson) Greene var. fremontii

Fremont's combleaf, Fremont's polyctenium

2011 Steve Matson

2009 Steve Matson

2021 Sarah Tona

Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii is a perennial herb that is native to California.

also called Polyctenium fremontii

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~18 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Polyctenium fremontii
Genus:	Polyctenium
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Smelowskia fremontii

Information about Polyctenium fremontii var. fremontii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (POFRF2) 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: 4.3 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: 11/23/2024).