witch’s-teeth

Hosackia gracilis

Member of genus Hosackia
legume family (family Fabaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, red purple, yellow in flowering plants

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• peduncle bract just below umbel or missing
• plant ± glabrous
• petal claw exserted from calyx tube
• corolla wings pink-purple, fading white
• generally 3-parted bracts

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Chris’s observations: 1 (research grade)

Locations:

• UCSC Campus Natural Reserve

Months:

• May: 1

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Hosackia gracilis → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora