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Aphanisma blitoides
Nutt. ex Moq.
Family:
Amaranthaceae
San Diego Coastal-Creeper
FNA
Resources
Leila M. Shultz in Flora of North America (vol. 4)
Stems
1-6 dm.
Leaf blades
2-5 cm.
Flowers
urceolate; perianth lobes 1-veined, obovate to oblong, obtuse, subequal; stamens hypogynous; filaments filiform; anthers ellipsoid-globose; stigmas recurved.
Fruit:
utricle broad, 1.2-2 mm.
Seeds
1-2 mm.
Flowering summer-early fall. Coastal shrublands, bluffs, saline sands; of conservation concern; 0-100 m; Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).
According to the California Native Plant Society, this species is in steep decline on the mainland and is declining also on the Channel Islands.
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