Status: Native
Synonyms:
Fendlera tomentella Thornber
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii is usually found growing out of rocky cliffsides. It is a woody shrub with
showy bright white flowers. The flowers have tennis racket shaped petals with an irregular fringe.
Fendlera rupicola is found at middle to upper elevations. The back of the leaf is whitish tomentose.
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Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Little Bear Canyon, May 5, 2007
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Little Bear Canyon, May 5, 2007
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Black Range, North Percha Creek, May 4, 2009
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii, four celled loculicidal capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Gene Jercinovic & Patrick Alexander, Black Range, North Percha Creek, Aug. 22, 2009
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii, closeup of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, January 19, 2010
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii, 3x macro of terminal bud and leaf scar with three vascular bundles on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, January 19, 2010
Fendlera rupicola var. wrightii, 3x macro of lateral bud and leaf scar with three vascular bundles on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Black Range, Railroad Canyon, January 19, 2010
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