Hydrophyllaceae
California mistmaiden
Romanzoffia californica
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae
- Genus
- Romanzoffia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- California mistmaiden
Synonyms
- Romanzoffia spergulina Greene
- Romanzoffia suksdorfii Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 154 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Asher Budnik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Keenan Pepper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: mgentile, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Raiche, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: joergmlpts, 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.