Smelowskia ovalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Smelowskia ovalis M. E. Jones

Alpine false candytuft

2019 Steve Matson

2023 Dana York

2018 Mary Conway

Smelowskia ovalis is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Smelowskia ovalis var. congesta

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~26 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Genus:	Smelowskia
Family:	Brassicaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Smelowskia ovalis var. congesta

Information about Smelowskia ovalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SMOV) 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.2 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: 05/12/2025).