Pectocarya pusilla Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pectocarya pusilla (A. DC.) A. Gray

(not an active name)

Little combseed, Little pectocarya

Pectocarya pusilla is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Gruvelia pusilla


	Plant Range Observation Search ~348 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Pectocarya
Family:	Boraginaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 1.3 - weak indicator / indifferent

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Northern Oak Woodland, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


POWO	Gruvelia pusilla
OTHER	Gruvelia pusilla

Information about Pectocarya pusilla from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. USDA PLANTS Profile (PEPU) 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: 03/31/2025).