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Distribution by County   85    
Achyrachaena mollis  Schauer
Blow-Wives
Achyrachaena mollis is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 54 Los Angeles: 86 Sacramento: 50 Solano: 76
Amador: 1 Madera: 6 San Benito: 71 Sonoma: 57
Butte: 171 Marin: 68 San Bernardino: 3 Stanislaus: 21
Calaveras: 5 Mariposa: 4 San Diego: 19 Sutter: 6
Colusa: 32 Mendocino: 24 San Francisco: 1 Tehama: 67
Contra Costa: 93 Merced: 63 San Joaquin: 10 Trinity: 4
El Dorado: 7 Monterey: 36 San Luis Obispo: 119 Tulare: 9
Fresno: 51 Napa: 45 San Mateo: 50 Tuolumne: 6
Glenn: 7 Nevada: 6 Santa Barbara: 78 Ventura: 33
Humboldt: 4 Orange: 14 Santa Clara: 107 Yolo: 45
Kern: 37 Placer: 10 Santa Cruz: 6 Yuba: 11
Kings: 1 Plumas: 1 Shasta: 6
Lake: 37 Riverside: 18 Siskiyou: 15

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]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/16/2026).