Calflora: Hesperevax caulescens

Hesperevax caulescens (Benth.) A. Gray

dwarf dwarf cudweed, hogwallow starfish

Hesperevax caulescens, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California.

It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 4.2 (limited distribution). 7th Edition / 8th Edition

Communities:	Valley Grassland, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian
Wetlands:	Occurs almost always under natural conditions in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Elevation:	between 0 and 1641 feet
Family:	ASTERACEAE
Related:	See a list of other species in the genus Hesperevax found in California.

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Other Names:

PLANTS:	Evax acaulis
PLANTS:	Evax caulescens var. humilis
PLANTS:	Evax caulescens var. petiolata
PLANTS:	Evax involucrata
XWALK:	Evax caulescens

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See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in California.

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	There are reported records.
	There are reported records available indirectly (eg. in botanical literature).

Records by County, with approximate record counts in the form: TOTAL / CCH. Click county name to view records.

CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

Information about Hesperevax caulescens from other sources:

Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images
website references on Google
USDA PLANTS Profile (HECA30)
Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX
CNPS Inventory of rare and endangered plants
2012 Jepson Manual Treament from the Jepson Herbarium,
University of California, Berkeley
Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index
Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)
Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database