Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Acanthoscyphus parishii (Parry) Small var. abramsii (E. A. McGregor) Reveal

Abrams' oxytheca

2024 Sharon Estrada

2007 Steve Matson

Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii is an annual herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Oxytheca parishii var. abramsii

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~29 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Acanthoscyphus parishii
Genus:	Acanthoscyphus
Family:	Polygonaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Eriogonum abramsii
JEF	Oxytheca abramsii
JEF	Oxytheca parishii ssp. abramsii
JEF + CNPS	Oxytheca parishii var. abramsii

Information about Acanthoscyphus parishii var. abramsii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/14/2025).