Three sepals, 6 stamens and 2.5 mm-long petals, superior ovary. Fisherman's Camp Trail, San Mateo Wilderness, Riverside Co., CA. 4-4-11. © Joan Avise

Small-flowered Meconella

Meconella denticulata

A 4-10 in. slender branching annual found occasionally on moist slopes and grassing openings in chaparral and woodland in the Santa Ana Mountains.  Denticulata refers to the oval toothed basal leaves. 

Endemic to California

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Found on moist shady slopes. San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA. 4-12-09. © Joan Avise

Upright seed capsules. Fisherman's Camp Trail, San Mateo Wilderness, Riverside Co., CA. 4-4-11. © Joan Avise

Maturing fruits, 2-3 cm. long. Fisherman's Camp Trail, San Mateo Wilderness, Riverside Co., CA. 4-4-11. © Joan Avise

Fisherman's Camp Trail, San Mateo Wilderness, Riverside Co., CA. 4-4-11. © Joan Avise

Bear Cyn. Tr. to 4 Corners, etc., 3-26-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.
 

Bear Cyn. Tr. to 4 Corners, etc., 3-26-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.

Bear Cyn. Tr. to 4 Corners, etc., 3-26-15. © Ron Vanderhoff.