Carlquistia muirii Calflora

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Taxon Report

Carlquistia muirii (A. Gray) B. G. Baldwin

Muir's tarplant

2019 Jacob Smith

2021 David Greenberger

2019 Jacob Smith

2018 Steve Matson

Carlquistia muirii is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Raillardiopsis muirii

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search (81 records) Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Carlquistia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Raillardella muirii, Raillardiopsis muirii
PLANTS	Raillardella muirii
JEF + PLANTS	Raillardiopsis muirii

Information about Carlquistia muirii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CAMU27) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 1B.3 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. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/29/2023).