Calflora
Taxon  Report   6452 
Pholisma sonorae  (A. Gray) Yatskievych
Sand food,  Sandfood
Pholisma sonorae
© 2008 Michael Charters
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Pholisma sonorae, a dicot, is a perennial herb (parasitic) that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America, Arizona, Baja California, Sonora, Mexico.
It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).   7th Edition  /  8th Edition

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Pholisma sonorae
© 2010 Anna Bennett
Family: BORAGINACEAE   (PLANTS: LENNOACEAE)
Genus: Pholisma
Community:
Creosote Bush Scrub
Habitat: dunes [CNPS Inventory]
Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS + PLANTS + JM93
 Alternate Names:
(according to)
CNPS + PLANTS: Ammobroma sonorae
More information about  Pholisma sonorae
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
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Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

Original Publication citation (ITIS)

USDA PLANTS Profile (PHSO)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

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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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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