Anemopsis californica (Yerba Mansa)

3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA 

3/23/19 Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Yerba Mansa

SPECIES: Anemopsis californica

FAMILY: Saururaceae (Lizards Tail Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/23/19

LOCATION: Harford Springs Reserve, Gavilan Hills, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Rhizome thick, woody. 

Stem: 8--80 cm, hollow, glabrous or hairy. 

Leaf: basal several, blade 3--20 cm, elliptic to oblong, base cordate or not, petiole 2--40 cm; cauline < basal, 1--few, 1 ovate, generally subsessile to clasping, subtending 1--3 with short petioles or not. 

Inflorescence: 1--4 cm, conic; involucre bracts 4--9, 0.3--3.5 cm, petal-like, white, often tinged +- red; flower bracts 3.5--6 mm, +- spoon-shaped, white. 

Ecology: Common. Saline or alkaline soil, wet or moist areas, seeps, springs; 

Elevation: < 2000 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: CaRH, s SN, Teh(?), sw ScV, SnJV, CW, SCo, ChI, WTR, SnGb(?), SnBr(?), PR, SNE, DMoj, DSon(?); 

Distribution Outside California: to Oregon, Kansas, Texas, northwestern Mexico. 

Flowering Time: Mar--Sep 

Note: Plants aromatic, once used to treat diseases of skin, blood. 

Synonyms: Anemopsis californica var. subglabra Kelso

Jepson eFlora Author: John W. Thieret & Elizabeth McClintock, final revision by Thomas J. Rosatti