Pholistoma racemosum Calflora

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Taxon Report

Pholistoma racemosum (Nutt. ex A. Gray) Constance

Racemed fiestaflower, San Diego fiesta flower, San Diego fiestaflower

Pholistoma racemosum is an annual herb that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~376 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Pholistoma
Family:	Hydrophyllaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Southern Oak Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Information about Pholistoma racemosum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PHRA5) 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: 03/28/2025).