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| name = ''Carpenteria californica''
 
| name = ''Carpenteria californica''
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| image = Carpenteria californica0.jpg
 
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| image_caption = Carpenteria californica
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| regnum = Plantae
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| ordo = [[Cornales]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
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| ordo = Cornales
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| genus = '''''Carpenteria'''''
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| familia = Hydrangeaceae
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| species = '''''C. californica'''''
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| genus = Carpenteria
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| binomial = ''Carpenteria californica''
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| species = californica
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| binomial_authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]]
 
 
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{{dablink|This page is about the Carpenteria plant. For information about the city, see [[Carpinteria]].}}
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Carpenteria (after Professor Carpenter, of Louisiana). Saxifragaceae. Ornamental shrub cultivated for its large fragrant white flowers.{{SCH}}
  
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'''''Carpenteria californica''''', the sole species in the genus '''''Carpenteria''''', is an [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] native to [[California]]. It is closey related to the genus ''[[Philadelphus]]''. Common names include '''Tree-anemone''' and '''Bush-anemone'''.
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Evergreen: lvs. opposite, petioled, usually entire: calyx 5-parted; petals 5; stamens numerous; ovary almost superior, 5-7-celled; styles 5-7, connate at the base, with linear-oblong stigmas: fr. a many-seeded dehiscent caps, with numerous oblong seeds.—One species in Calif.{{SCH}}
  
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It is a rare species, [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to only seven sites in [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]] and [[Madera County, California|Madera]] Counties, where it grows in [[chaparral]] between 340-1340 m altitude between the San Joaquin and King rivers. It is well adapted to [[wildfire]], reproducing by stump sprouts after burning; natural seedlings are rare.  
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This is a highly ornamental evergreen plant, with rather large opposite leaves and showy white and fragrant flowers in loose and terminal corymbs. Hardy only in warmer temperate regions. It requires a well- drained, light and sandy soil, and sunny, somewhat sheltered position; it especially dislikes moisture during the winter, and its perishing is more often due to an excess of moisture than to the cold.{{SCH}}
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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Propagated by greenwood cuttings under glass in summer, and by suckers, which it produces freely; also, by seeds sown in spring.{{SCH}}
  
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It grows to 1-3 m tall, with flaky bark on older stems. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, lanceolate, 4-10 cm long and 1-2.5 cm broad, glossy green above, blue-green to whitish and downy beneath. The [[flower]]s are 3-7 cm diameter, with 5-8 pure white petals and a cluster of yellow stamens; flowering is from late spring to mid summer. The [[fruit]] is a leathery [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] 6-12 mm diameter, containing numerous [[seed]]s.
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===Pests and diseases===
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It is a popular [[ornamental plant]] in gardens with [[Mediterranean climate]]s, grown for its decorative flowers; it is now much commoner in cultivation than in the wild. Several [[cultivar]]s have been selected, including 'Bodnant' (a cold-tolerant cultivar hardy to -15°C in the [[British Isles]]) and 'Ladham's' with large flowers.
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==Species==
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Note that ''Carpenteria'' should not be confused with the similarly spelled ''[[Carpentaria]]'', a genus of [[Arecaceae|palms]] native to northern Australia.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
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*[http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=carpenteria_californica&sort=DEFAULT&search=carpenteria California Native Plant Society: ''Carpenteria'']
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*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5602,5603,5604 Jepson's Flora of California: ''Carpenteria'']
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Carpenteria californica


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Carpenteria in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Carpenteria (after Professor Carpenter, of Louisiana). Saxifragaceae. Ornamental shrub cultivated for its large fragrant white flowers.CH

Evergreen: lvs. opposite, petioled, usually entire: calyx 5-parted; petals 5; stamens numerous; ovary almost superior, 5-7-celled; styles 5-7, connate at the base, with linear-oblong stigmas: fr. a many-seeded dehiscent caps, with numerous oblong seeds.—One species in Calif.CH

This is a highly ornamental evergreen plant, with rather large opposite leaves and showy white and fragrant flowers in loose and terminal corymbs. Hardy only in warmer temperate regions. It requires a well- drained, light and sandy soil, and sunny, somewhat sheltered position; it especially dislikes moisture during the winter, and its perishing is more often due to an excess of moisture than to the cold.CH


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Cultivation

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Propagation

Propagated by greenwood cuttings under glass in summer, and by suckers, which it produces freely; also, by seeds sown in spring.CH

Pests and diseases

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Species

Gallery

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