Chenopodiaceae

San Diego coastalcreeper

Aphanisma blitoides Nutt. ex Moq.

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Aphanisma

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San Diego coastalcreeper (Aphanisma blitoides) — Photo: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: San Diego coastalcreeper

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Dan Horowitz, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James C. Davis, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stevie Steele, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: william_hoyer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.