Malpighiaceae
Chaparral asphead
Aspicarpa hirtella
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Genus
- Aspicarpa
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Chaparral asphead
Synonyms
- Aspicarpa hartwegiana A.Juss.
- Aspicarpa humilis (Benth.) Nied.
- Aspicarpa humilis (Benth.) A.Juss.
- Aspicarpa pruriens Desv.
- Gaudichaudia hirtella (Rich.) S.L.Jessup
- Gaudichaudia humilis Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.