Fremontodendron californicum

(Torrey) Coville

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 74. 1893.

IllustratedIntroduced
Basionym: Fremontia californica Torrey Proc. Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 4: 191. 1851
Synonyms: F. californica subsp. crassifolia (Eastwood) Abrams F. californica subsp. napensis (Eastwood) Munz F. californica var. napensis (Eastwood) McMinn Fremontodendron californicum subsp. crassifolium (Eastwood) J. H. Thomas F. californicum subsp. napense (Eastwood) Munz F. californicum subsp. obispoense (Eastwood) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 193. Mentioned on page 192.

Plants erect, 15–100 dm. Leaf blades 5–113 × 4–65 mm, base cuneate to rounded or weakly cordate. Pedicels 4–18 mm. Flowers 23–76(–100) mm diam. (pressed); sepals usually yellow, lobes sometimes red at bases and margins, gland/pit borders usually setose. Seeds usually carunculate, hairy. 2n = 40.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jul(–Dec).
Habitat: Chaparral, pinyon scrublands, sagebrush scrublands
Elevation: (10–)400–2300 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ariz., Calif., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Morphologically distinctive local and/or regional populations of Fremontodendron californicum have been treated as subspecies and/or varieties; they intergrade across the range of the species.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
John L. Strother +
(Torrey) Coville +
Fremontia californica +
Ariz. +, Calif. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
(10–)400–2300 m +
Chaparral, pinyon scrublands, sagebrush scrublands +
Flowering Mar–Jul(–Dec). +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
Illustrated +  and Introduced +
F. californica subsp. crassifolia +, F. californica subsp. napensis +, F. californica var. napensis +, Fremontodendron californicum subsp. crassifolium +, F. californicum subsp. napense +  and F. californicum subsp. obispoense +
Fremontodendron californicum +
Fremontodendron +
species +