Horkelia californica var. frondosa Calflora

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Horkelia californica Cham. & Schltdl. var. frondosa (Greene) Ertter & Reveal

California horkelia

2023 R.A. Chasey

2016 John Doyen

Horkelia californica var. frondosa is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~52 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Horkelia californica
Genus:	Horkelia
Family:	Rosaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Horkelia californica ssp. frondosa
JEF	Horkelia frondosa
JEF	Potentilla frondosa
POWO	Potentilla californica var. frondosa

Information about Horkelia californica var. frondosa from other sources


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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: 04/18/2025).