Euphorbiaceae
California silverbush
Ditaxis serrata
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Ditaxis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California silverbush, New Mexico silverbush
Synonyms
- Aphora serrata Torr.
- Argythamnia californica Brandegee
- Argythamnia dressleriana J.W.Ingram
- Argythamnia gracilis Brandegee
- Argythamnia micrandra Croizat
- Argythamnia neomexicana Müll.Arg.
- Argythamnia serrata (Torr.) Müll.Arg.
- Argythamnia serrata Brandegee
- Argythamnia serrata var. magdalenae Millsp.
- Ditaxis californica (Brandegee) A.Heller
- Ditaxis dressleriana (J.W.Ingram) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Ditaxis gracilis Rose & Standl.
- Ditaxis micrandra (Croizat) Radcl.-Sm. & Govaerts
- Ditaxis neomexicana (Müll.Arg.) A.Heller
- Ditaxis odontophylla Rose & Standl.
- Ditaxis serrata var. californica (Brandegee) V.W.Steinm. & Felger
- Ditaxis serrata var. magdalenae (Millsp.) Eastw.
- Ditaxis serrata var. serrata
Flowers
- In flower
- September to March (from 245 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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). About our plant data.