Heterocodon rariflorum
Nutt.
Few flowered heterocodon, Rareflower heterocodon, Western pear flower
Heterocodon rariflorum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Arid West: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, wetland-riparian, many plant communities
[Wikipedia] Monotypic Genus, Range, Habitat: Heterocodon is a monotypic genus of plants in the bellflower family containing the single species Heterocodon rariflorum, which is known by the common names rareflower heterocodon and western pearlflower.[2][3] It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it emerges during the spring in wet areas such as meadows. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
