Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla Calflora

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Taxon Report

Keckiella antirrhinoides (Benth.) Straw var. microphylla (A. Gray) N. H. Holmgren

Chaparral beard tongue, Little leaved chaparral beard tongue

2008 Steve Matson

Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla
PLANTS	Keckiella antirrhinoides ssp. microphylla

Information about Keckiella antirrhinoides var. microphylla from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (KEANM) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map 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: 07/12/2025).