Eremogone cliftonii
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Eremogone cliftoniii is a species of flowering plant in the pink family
known by the common name Clifton's eremogone. It is endemic to California
, where it is known from 27 to 33 occurrences in Butte
and Plumas Counties
. It occurs in forests and chaparral
habitat on weathered granite
soils. Although limited in distribution it may be relatively abundant where it does occur. The plant was only described to science in 2007.
This is a perennial herb with small, threadlike, pointed leaves up to 6 centimeters long. The terminal inflorescence
is a cluster of flowers with petals 1 to 2 centimeters long.
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
known by the common name Clifton's eremogone. It is endemic to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it is known from 27 to 33 occurrences in Butte
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
and Plumas Counties
Plumas County, California
Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...
. It occurs in forests and chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...
habitat on weathered granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
soils. Although limited in distribution it may be relatively abundant where it does occur. The plant was only described to science in 2007.
This is a perennial herb with small, threadlike, pointed leaves up to 6 centimeters long. The terminal inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a cluster of flowers with petals 1 to 2 centimeters long.