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Parish's Oxytheca (Acanthoscyphus parishii (Parry) Small)

Also classified as Oxytheca parishii Parry.

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↑Range - Expand

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Native

This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

↑Habitat

Found in dry, rocky slopes of Southern California's Mountains, mostly the Transverse Ranges. Four varieties are recognized which alternatively grow in slightly different habitats, including chaparral, steep talus slopes of limestone, on sandy and gravely soil, and one variety so rare its habitat preferences are less well-known.

↑Life Cycle

This species is an annual conducting most photosynthesis in winter but flowering in summer.

The plant initially grows a rosette of leaves over the winter, when water is more available. In spring, as temperatures warm and water begins to become more scarce, the plant begins growing upright, producing a leafless stem that produces flowers some time between June and August. The plant then produces seeds and dies.

• Oxytheca parishii (Parish's oxytheca) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Acanthoscyphus parishii | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Acanthoscyphus parishii (Parry) Small | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

• Acanthoscyphus parishii | Flora of North America (About This Site)

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