Rydberg's Horkelia (Horkelia rydbergii)

Photo Credit: Keir Morse

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Rosaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 837790
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Horkelia rydbergii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Rydberg's horkelia.This is a perennial herb producing a low mat of hairy, hairy gray-green foliage around a woody base. The leaves are mostly flat and made up of pairs of hairy, wedge-shaped leaflets with toothed tips. The flower cluster is an open array of up to 8 to 40 flowers atop an erect stalk, each flower made up of five pointed green sepals and five white petals. At the center of the flower is a cone of 10 stamens around a bunch of up to 50 pistils. [Calscape]

Where is Rydberg's Horkelia (Horkelia rydbergii) located in the wild?

Habitat:

Horkelia rydbergii grows in dry to moist meadows and stream banks within pine forests at elevations of 1200--2800 m. [eFloras]

Distribution:

Horkelia rydbergii is endemic to the Transverse Ranges of Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties in California. [eFloras]

States & Provinces:

Rydberg's Horkelia can historically be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Rydberg's Horkelia (Horkelia rydbergii)?

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

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Assigned 06/13/17

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Rydberg's Horkelia (Horkelia rydbergii) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Horkelia rydbergii
Authority	Elmer
Family	Rosaceae
CPC Number	44948
ITIS	508030
USDA	HORY
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Rydberg's horkelia
Associated Scientific Names	Horkelia bernardina Rydberg \| Horkelia bolanderi var. parryi \| Horkelia rydbergii \| Potentilla bolanderi var. parryi
Distribution	Horkelia rydbergii is endemic to the Transverse Ranges of Kern, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties in California. [eFloras]

State Rank

State	State Rank
California	SNR

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Photo Credit: Keir Morse

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