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Calflora cross-references old and new plant names so you can find the species you're looking for.

Strombocarpa pubescens   

Screwbean mesquite

has also been called

Prosopis pubescens  

Photo by Duncan Bell

Streptanthus polygaloides ssp. aureus

Golden jewelflower



is a newly recognized subspecies of

polymorphic Streptanthus polygaloides

Photo by James Bailey

Torreyostellaria jamesiana   

Tuber starwort

has also been called

Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Photo by Ken-ichi Ueda

Calflora staff follow taxonomic updates by the Jepson eFlora, USDA PLANTS, iNaturalist, Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), and the CNPS Rare Plant Inventory. Cross-referencing old names with new names and adding new names to Calflora is an ongoing project.

All names tracked by Calflora are available here.

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