Gambelia speciosa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Gambelia speciosa Nutt.

Showy island snapdragon

2020 Susan McDougall

2017 B.J. Dion

madpurdy

2024 dryrunner

sue_meiman

2024 Suzanne L. Weakley

Gambelia speciosa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found in Isla Guadalupe, Mexico.

also called Galvezia speciosa

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~131 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Gambelia
Family:	Plantaginaceae (Scrophulariaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub

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

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Galvezia speciosa

Information about Gambelia speciosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (GASP10) 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 BONAP Distribution Map 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: 05/15/2025).