Rupertia hallii
| Rupertia hallii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Rupertia |
| Species: | R. hallii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rupertia hallii (Rydb.) J.W. Grimes | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Hoita hallii | |
Rupertia hallii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Hall's California tea,[1] or Hall's rupertia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from a small section of the northern Sierra Nevada foothills on the border between Butte and Tehama Counties.[2] It is a perennial herb approaching a meter in height with slender, leafy branches. The leaves are each made up of three lance-shaped or oval, pointed leaflets measuring up to 9 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a clustered raceme of several whitish or yellowish pealike flowers. Each flower has a tubular calyx of sepals and a corolla spreading to about a centimeter in width. The fruit is a hairy, gland-speckled legume around a centimeter long.
References
- ↑ "Rupertia hallii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Profile