Wislizenia refracta ssp. palmeri Calflora

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Taxon Report

Wislizenia refracta Engelm. ssp. palmeri (A. Gray) S. Keller

Palmer's jackass clover, Palmer's wislizenia

2019 Richard Spjut

2017 Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen

2011 Richard Spjut

2009 Xeric Specialties

Wislizenia refracta ssp. palmeri is an annual herb that is native to California.

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~22 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Wislizenia refracta
Genus:	Wislizenia
Family:	Cleomaceae (Capparaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Wislizenia divaricata
PLANTS	Wislizenia refracta var. palmeri
JEF	Cleomella palmeri

Information about Wislizenia refracta ssp. palmeri from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (WIREP) 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: 2B.2 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).