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Narthecium californicum

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Narthecium californicum is a species of flowering plant known by the common name California bog asphodel. It is native to the mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in wet habitat such as streambanks and meadows. It is a rhizomatous perennial monocot producing an erect stem up to about 60 centimeters tall. The base of the plant is surrounded by linear, grasslike leaves up to 30 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of many yellow flowers with six pointed tepals no more than a centimeter long. The fruit is a lance-shaped capsule containing many bristle-tailed seeds.

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Ecology

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Name
Narthecium californicum
Slug
narthecium-californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Nartheciaceae
Genus
Narthecium
Species
californicum
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
43

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