Family ⁵

Hydrangeaceae

Description ⁵

Carpenteria californica is an evergreen shrub with shiny elliptical leaves. The flowers are white with yellow stamens (resembles a camellia or rose flower).

Community ⁵

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland

Flowering ⁵

Mar-Jun

Garden Location ⁵

C

Sources and Credits

1. (c) James Gaither, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13892958@N07/2497382167
2. (c) 2005 California Academy of Sciences, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=175056&one=T
3. (c) 2011 Zoya Akulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=345014&one=T
4. (c) gillian360, all rights reserved, uploaded by gillian360
5. (c) gillian360, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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