Calflora Taxon Report
Loeseliastrum depressum  (M. E. Jones ex A. Gray) J. M. Porter & L. A. Johnson
Depressed ipomopsis
Loeseliastrum depressum is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Ipomopsis depressa
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~60 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Bloom Period
Genus: Loeseliastrum
Family: Polemoniaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSGilia depressa
JEF + PLANTSIpomopsis depressa
Information about Loeseliastrum depressum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (LODE8)

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