Blennosperma nanum var. nanum (Yellow Carpet, Common Blennosperma)

 3/24/19 Off Via Volcano across from Vernal Pool trailhead, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

3/24/19 Off Via Volcano across from Vernal Pool trailhead, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

3/12/17 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Vernal Pool Trail,

Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

3/12/17 Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Vernal Pool Trail

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Yellow Carpet, Common Blennosperma

SPECIES: Blennosperma nanum var. nanum

FAMILY: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/12/17

LOCATION: Vernal Pool Trail, Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Disk Flower: mostly 20--60(70+); pollen generally white. 

Fruit: generally 2.5--3 mm. 

Ecology: Open, grassy areas, often margins of seeps or vernal pools; 

Elevation: < 1500 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: NCoR, CaRF, SNF, GV, CW (exc SCoRI), SCo, n ChI, PR. 

Flowering Time: Jan--May 

Jepson eFlora Author: Bruce G. Baldwin