Alismataceae
California damsonium
Damasonium californicum
- Family
- Alismataceae
- Genus
- Damasonium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California damsonium
Synonyms
- Alisma californicum (Torr.) Micheli
- Damasonium californicum var. biddlei L.F.Hend.
- Machaerocarpus californicus (Torr.) Small
Flowers
- In flower
- April to July (from 94 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: D Defreese, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Steven Chun, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marco Iboshi, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: wonton_soup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, 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.