Calflora
Taxon  Report   5749    
Nama californicum  (A. Gray) J. Bacon
California fiddleleaf
Nama californicum
© 2008 Steve Matson
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Nama californicum
© 2015 John Doyen
Nama californicum
© 2008 Steve Matson
Nama californicum, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

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Nama californicum
© 2015 John Doyen
Family: BORAGINACEAE  
Genus: Nama
Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, (many plant communities)
Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

Alternate Names:
ICPN + PLANTS: Lemmonia californica
More information about  Nama californicum
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

ITIS Original Publication citation

USDA PLANTS Profile (NACA3)

Search the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 23, 2019).