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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Carpenteria californica''
| status = {{StatusEndangered}}
| image = Carpenteria californica0.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cornales]]
| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
| genus = '''''Carpenteria'''''
| species = '''''C. californica'''''
| binomial = ''Carpenteria californica''
| binomial_authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]]
}}
{{dablink|This page is about the Carpenteria plant. For information about the city, see [[Carpinteria]].}}
'''''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'''.
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.
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.
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.
Note that ''Carpenteria'' should not be confused with the similarly spelled ''[[Carpentaria]]'', a genus of [[Arecaceae|palms]] native to northern Australia.
==External links==
*[http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=carpenteria_californica&sort=DEFAULT&search=carpenteria California Native Plant Society: ''Carpenteria'']
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5602,5603,5604 Jepson's Flora of California: ''Carpenteria'']
[[Category:Cornales]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Carpenteria californica''
| status = {{StatusEndangered}}
| image = Carpenteria californica0.jpg
| image_width = 240px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Cornales]]
| familia = [[Hydrangeaceae]]
| genus = '''''Carpenteria'''''
| species = '''''C. californica'''''
| binomial = ''Carpenteria californica''
| binomial_authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]]
}}
{{dablink|This page is about the Carpenteria plant. For information about the city, see [[Carpinteria]].}}
'''''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'''.
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.
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.
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.
Note that ''Carpenteria'' should not be confused with the similarly spelled ''[[Carpentaria]]'', a genus of [[Arecaceae|palms]] native to northern Australia.
==External links==
*[http://cnps.web.aplus.net/cgi-bin/inv/inventory.cgi/Go?_id=carpenteria_californica&sort=DEFAULT&search=carpenteria California Native Plant Society: ''Carpenteria'']
*[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?5602,5603,5604 Jepson's Flora of California: ''Carpenteria'']
[[Category:Cornales]]
