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  - Division - Flowering Plants - Anthophyta
    - Class - Dicots - Dicotyledoneae
      - Order - Solanales - Solanales
        
        Family - Waterleaf Family - Hydrophyllaceae
        
        Species - California Hesperochiron - Hesperochiron californicus

California Hesperochiron - Hesperochiron californicus

Status Under Review
Native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: SU
C-value: 6

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General Description

Leaf blades hirsute on both surfaces, 1–5 cm long, elliptic to lanceolate; ca. as long as the petioles. Flowers: peduncles 5–45 mm long; calyx 7–8 mm long; corolla campanulate to funnelform, white to purplish, tube 5–6 mm long, lobes 4–10 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range

Montana Range Range Descriptions

Native

Range Comments

WA to MT south to CA, NV, UT and WY (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 3

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Relative Density

Recency

(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)

Habitat

Moist to wet, sometimes alkaline meadows; montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

References

Literature Cited AboveLegend: View Online Publication
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
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- Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.
- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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Citation for data on this website:
California Hesperochiron — Hesperochiron californicus. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on April 19, 2024, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDHYD06010