Calflora Taxon Report
Hymenoclea salsola  Torr. & A. Gray  var. pentalepis  (Rydb.) L. D. Benson

(not an active name)
Five scaled burrobrush
Hymenoclea salsola var. pentalepis is a shrub that is native to California.
also called Ambrosia salsola var. pentalepis
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Parent: Hymenoclea salsola
Genus: Hymenoclea
Family: Asteraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSAmbrosia salsola var. pentalepis
PLANTSHymenoclea pentalepis
JEFAmbrosia salsola var. pentalepis
Information about Hymenoclea salsola var. pentalepis from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.

USDA PLANTS Profile (HYSAP)

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“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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