Lithospermum californicum
| Lithospermum californicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Lithospermum |
| Species: | L. californicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lithospermum californicum | |
Lithospermum californicum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name California stoneseed. It is native to southern Oregon and northern California, where it can be found in many types of mountain habitat, such as forest, woodland, and chaparral, sometimes on serpentine soils.
Description
It is a hairy perennial herb growing from a taproot and woody caudex. It produces a clump of branching, spreading stems up to about 40 centimeters (16 in) long. The stems are lined with widely lance-shaped, lightly hairy leaves up to 5 centimeters (2.0 in) long. The flowers appear near the ends of the stem branches, each with a calyx of narrow, pointed sepals. The corolla is bright golden yellow and nearly a centimeter wide at the mouth.
Conservation
Lithospermum californicum is ranked G4 (apparently secure) by NatureServe, indicating that it is considered relatively widespread and not at high risk of extinction.[2] However, the global status has not been recently reviewed.[2]
References
- ↑ "Lithospermum californicum". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
- 1 2 Cite error: The named reference
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External links
Media related to Lithospermum californicum at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment
- Photo gallery