The colors below indicate the kind of documentation available for this species
in the California counties where it occurs.
Tree Anemone Carpenteria californica (Philadelphaceae)
Tree Anemone is an erect shrub with distinctive peeling bark that attains a height of nearly three meters. Each flower consists of 4-7 brilliant white petals that form a backdrop for a radiant whorl of yellow stamens. The flowers are typically arranged in a grouping called a cyme. This is a flat-topped or convex flower cluster with central flowers opening first.
DISTRIBUTION: Rare along streambanks, chaparral, and oak woodland in the central and southern Sierra Nevada Foothills; 450-1000 m.
