Horkelia
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- See also HorkeliellaHorkeliellaHorkeliella is a small genus of two species of flowering plants in the rose family known as false horkelias. They are both endemic to California. These wildflowers were named after the genus Horkelia due to their resemblance, but are different enough to maintain a separate genus from the horkelias...
(false horkelias).
Horkelia is a genus of plants in the rose family
Rosaceae
Rosaceae are a medium-sized family of flowering plants, including about 2830 species in 95 genera. The name is derived from the type genus Rosa. Among the largest genera are Alchemilla , Sorbus , Crataegus , Cotoneaster , and Rubus...
. It includes several species of plants known commonly as horkelias. These are flowering plants closely related to the cinquefoils
Potentilla
Potentilla is the genus of typical cinquefoils, containing about 500 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the rose family Rosaceae. They are generally Holarctic in distribution, though some may even be found in montane biomes of the New Guinea Highlands...
and sometimes considered part of the same genus. There are nineteen species found in western North America, especially California. Horkelia was named for German scientist Johann Horkel.
Species:
- Horkelia bolanderiHorkelia bolanderiHorkelia bolanderi is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names border horkelia and Bolander's horkelia. It is endemic to northern California where it is known from only a few occurrences in two or three counties. It grows in the mountain forests of the North...
- border horkelia - Horkelia californicaHorkelia californicaHorkelia californica is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name California horkelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows on scrubby coastal and inland mountain slopes. This is a clumping perennial herb producing erect green stems variable in height from 10...
- California horkelia - Horkelia clevelandiiHorkelia clevelandiiHorkelia clevelandii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Cleveland's horkelia. It is native to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California. This is a perennial herb forming clumps of long, fernlike leaves and erect stems...
- Cleveland's horkelia - Horkelia congesta - Sierra horkelia
- Horkelia cuneataHorkelia cuneataHorkelia cuneata is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name wedgeleaf horkelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in coastal chaparral communities and sandy areas. This is a matting or clumping perennial herb producing erect green or red stems up to 70...
- wedgeleaf horkelia - Horkelia daucifoliaHorkelia daucifoliaHorkelia daucifolia is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Carrotleaf horkelia. It is native to the Klamath Mountains and surrounding ranges in northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in mountain slopes and fields, often on serpentine soils...
- carrotleaf horkelia - Horkelia fuscaHorkelia fuscaHorkelia fusca is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by several common names, including pinewoods horkelia and dusky horkelia. It is native to the western United States from California to Wyoming, where it is generally found in mountain forests and meadows. This perennial herb...
- dusky horkelia, pinewoods horkelia - Horkelia hendersoniiHorkelia hendersoniiHorkelia hendersonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Henderson's horkelia. It is known from four populations in southern Oregon, including Mount Ashland, and one population south of the border in Siskiyou County, California. It is a resident of dry...
- Henderson's horkelia - Horkelia hispidulaHorkelia hispidulaHorkelia hispidula is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name White Mountains horkelia. It is endemic to the White Mountains, a small mountain range that straddles the border between California and Nevada east of the Sierra Nevada. It is a resident of dry scrub and...
- White Mountain horkelia - Horkelia marinensisHorkelia marinensisHorkelia marinensis is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Point Reyes horkelia. It is endemic to the California coastline, where it is known from about Fort Bragg to near Santa Cruz. It grows on beaches and in other sandy coastal areas. This is a perennial...
- Point Reyes horkelia - Horkelia parryiHorkelia parryiHorkelia parryi is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Parry's horkelia. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the chaparral of the Sierra Nevada foothills. This is a low, mat-forming perennial herb growing in unobtrusive green patches on the ground...
- Parry's horkelia - Horkelia rydbergiiHorkelia rydbergiiHorkelia rydbergii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Rydberg's horkelia. It is endemic to the Transverse Ranges of southern California, where it grows in several types of habitat, including pine forest. This is a perennial herb producing a low mat of hairy,...
- Rydberg's horkelia - Horkelia sericataHorkelia sericataHorkelia sericata is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names silky horkelia and Howell's horkelia. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in the chaparral and forest, often on serpentine soils. This is a...
- silky horkelia - Horkelia tenuilobaHorkelia tenuilobaHorkelia tenuiloba is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common names Santa Rosa horkelia and thin-lobed horkelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the coastal hills and mountains north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a plant of chaparral habitat...
- Santa Rosa horkelia - Horkelia tridentataHorkelia tridentataHorkelia tridentata is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name three-tooth horkelia. It is native to all of the mountain ranges of northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in coniferous forest. This is a perennial herb forming tufts of erect leaves...
- threetooth horkelia - Horkelia truncataHorkelia truncataHorkelia truncata is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Ramona horkelia. It is native to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in the chaparral. This is a clumpy perennial herb forming tufts of erect leaves...
- Ramona horkelia - Horkelia tularensisHorkelia tularensisHorkelia tularensis is a species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Kern Plateau horkelia. It is endemic to Tulare County, California, where it is known from about ten occurrences in the High Sierra Nevada. It grows in rocky, exposed areas. This is a mat-forming...
- Kern Plateau horkelia - Horkelia wilderaeHorkelia wilderaeHorkelia wilderae is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Barton Flats horkelia. It is endemic to San Bernardino County, California, where it is known from only about ten occurrences in the vicinity of Barton Flats, near Big Bear...
- Barton Flats horkelia - Horkelia yadoniiHorkelia yadoniiHorkelia yadonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the rose family known by the common name Santa Lucia horkelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the Central Coast Ranges from Monterey to Santa Barbara Counties. It occupies chaparral and woodland habitat, often in meadows...
- Santa Lucia horkelia