Petalonyx thurberi Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 6266

Petalonyx thurberi A. Gray

Sandpaper plant, Thurber's sandpaper plant

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Petalonyx thurberi, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Family:	LOASACEAE
Genus:	Petalonyx
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. gilmanii ... ssp. thurberi

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Petalonyx thurberi


Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on Google Images	Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria ITIS Original Publication citation USDA PLANTS Profile (PETH4)	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 17, 2019).