Hydrophyllaceae
California hesperochiron
Hesperochiron californicus
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Hesperochiron
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California hesperochiron
Synonyms
- Capnorea californica (Benth.) Greene
- Capnorea incana Greene
- Capnorea lasiantha Greene
- Capnorea leporina Greene
- Capnorea strigosa Greene
- Capnorea watsoniana Greene
- Hesperochiron californicus var. benthamianus Brand
- Hesperochiron californicus var. incanus (Greene) Brand
- Hesperochiron californicus var. watsonianus Brand
- Hesperochiron incanus Garrett
- Hesperochiron lasianthus (Greene) H.St.John
- Hesperochiron latifolius Kellogg
- Ourisia californica Benth.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May (from 99 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.