Proboscidea althaeifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Proboscidea althaeifolia (Benth.) Decne.

Desert devil's claw, Desert unicorn plant

2009 Aaron Schusteff

2007 Jason E. Willand

2011 Neal Kramer

2011 James M. Andre

Proboscidea althaeifolia is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found in Baja California; Sonora, Mexico and Arizona.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution). CNDDB


	Plant Range Observation Search (116 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

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Genus:	Proboscidea
Family:	Martyniaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Martynia althaeifolia
PLANTS	Martynia arenaria
JEF	Proboscidea altheaefolia
PLANTS	Proboscidea arenaria

More information about Proboscidea althaeifolia


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (PRAL4) BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 08/19/2022).