Gutierrezia californica
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California matchweed
California matchweed is a sprawling to erect subshrub growing to about 2′ tall. Each single flower makes a splash of color.
Matchweed is naturally found on dry hills and flats, stony slopes and outcrops and occasionally serpentine soils in chaparral and grassland. Matchweed is sometimes referred to as snakeweed.
It is a natural choice for a drought tolerant garden looking for a splash of summer color from May to October.
Lifeform: Shrub Sun: Full Sun Other: Attracts Bees, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant
Container | D-16, D-16S |
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Ecological Value | Attracts many pollinators |
Historical Uses | Poultice of heated plant applied to aching back or limbs. |
Distribution | It is native to California and Arizona in the United States and Baja California in Mexic |
Elevation | 50 to 6790 ft |
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Habitat | It grows in sunny sandy or rocky areas in grasslands, scrub, or open woodlands. |