Malvaceae
California ayenia
Ayenia compacta
- Family
- Malvaceae
- Genus
- Ayenia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California ayenia
Synonyms
- Ayenia californica Jeps.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April, October to November (from 56 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: W. Terry Hunefeld, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: runcator, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mel letterman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melanie J. Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sula Vanderplank, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, 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.