PLANTS Profile for Hesperochiron californicus (California hesperochiron)

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Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson
California hesperochiron

Symbol:

HECA7

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Hydrophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson

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Synonyms:
Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson

	HECAI	Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson var. incanus (Greene) Brand
	HECAW	Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson var. watsonianus (Greene) Brand
	HELA14	Hesperochiron lasianthus (Greene) H. St. John

Distribution:
Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson


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USA (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY)

Related Taxa:
Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson

View 16 genera in Hydrophyllaceae, 2 species in Hesperochiron

Classification:
Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Solanales
Family	Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family
Genus	Hesperochiron S. Watson – hesperochiron
Species	Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson – California hesperochiron

Wetland Indicator Status:
Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

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Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FAC+

FACU

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S. Watson

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 31380.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/31/2008 08:02 AM MDT