Fremontodendron californicum

Flannelbush

  • Height:   above 5 ft
  • Life Cycle:   perennial
  • Growth Type:   shrub
  • Flower Size:   medium, 1 - 2 in
  • Flower Type:   solitary
  • Bloom Type:   spring
  • Flower Color:   yellow
  • Native to California:   YES
  • California Range:   coast - inland
  • Water Requirements:   low
  • Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound:   9,350

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Fremontodendron californicum

Common Name:California fremontia

Fremontodendron californicum, a angiosperm, is a shrub that is native to California.

US Distribution:beyond CA but confined to w. North America
Plant Community(s):Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
Habitat:slopes
Family:Malvaceae

Name Status:

Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

County distribution list:

Alameda, Butte, Calaveras, ContraCosta, El Dorado, Fresno, Imperial, Kern, Lake, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Diego, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Shasta, Solano, Sonoma, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.

Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium

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