Vaccaria hispanica Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 8193

Vaccaria hispanica (Mill.) Rauschert

Cow soapwort, Cowherb, Spanish cockle

2007 Louis-M. Landry

2018 John L. Thompson

2009 George W. Hartwell

2017 Thayne Tuason

Vaccaria hispanica, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (42 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Family:	Caryophyllaceae
Genus:	Vaccaria

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Saponaria vaccaria
PLANTS	Vaccaria pyramidata
PLANTS	Vaccaria segetalis
PLANTS	Vaccaria vaccaria
PLANTS	Vaccaria vulgaris

More information about Vaccaria hispanica


Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (VAHI2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 06/20/2021).