Mesa Horkelia Horkelia cuneata An uncommon low herbaceous perennial with erect stems up to 70 cm. tall in openings of oak woodland, Santa Ana Mountains in the upper San Juan Creek watershed and Weir Canyon (Roberts). It is closely related to Cinquefoils (Drymocallis), but with fewer stamens. The fruit is an achene. Bloom time-Apr-Sept. Back to Rosaceae of Orange County, California |
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Flower has five white 4-6 mm petals; 10 stamens and 30-60 pistils in the center of the flower. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
Inflorescence with many flowers, each with 5 narrow pointed bractlets and 5 wider reflexed sepals. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
Flower has five white 4-6 mm petals; 10 stamens and 30-60 pistils in the center of the flower. Hypanthium cup-like, flat bottomed, filaments generally flat, often forming a tube. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
Leaves are mostly basal, fernlike. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
Leaves are mostly basal, fernlike, up to 30 cm. long, with toothed leaflets, 5-12 per side with an indistinct terminal leaflet. Hairs on leaves and stems are sparse and may be glandular. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 7-18-10. © Joan Avise |
Flower has five white 4-6 mm petals; 10 stamens and 30-60 pistils in the center of the flower. Cultivated at Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 5-15-10. © Joan Avise |
Flower has five white 4-6 mm petals; 10 stamens and 30-60 pistils in the center of the flower. Cultivated at Tree of Life Nursery, San Juan Capistrano, CA. 5-15-10. © Joan Avise |
Chiquito Trail, from San Juan Cmpgd., 5-26-13. © Ron Vanderhoff |
San Juan Loop Trail, OCCNPS, 4-14-12. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Chiquito Trail, from San Juan Cmpgd., 5-26-13. © Ron Vanderhoff |
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Oakcrest Park, Encinitas, 1-10-12. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Oakcrest Park, Encinitas, 1-10-12. © Ron Vanderhoff |
Oakcrest Park, Encinitas, 1-10-12. © Ron Vanderhoff |