Hydrophyllaceae

White fiestaflower

Pholistoma membranaceum (Benth.) Constance

Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Pholistoma

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White fiestaflower: Fiesta Flower Kern County, California At the Wagon Wheel site south of Ridgecrest — Photo: David~O, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: White fiestaflower

Synonyms

Ellisia membranacea Benth.
Ellisia membranacea var. hastifolia Brand
Macrocalyx membranaceus Kuntze
Nemophila membranacea (Benth.) Greene
Nyctelea membranacea (Benth.) Tidestr.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: David~O, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joe Decruyenaere, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.