''Horkeliella'' is a small genus of two species of flowering plants in the

rose family Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are '' Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

known as false horkelias. They are both

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

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. These wildflowers were named after the genus ''

Horkelia :''See also '' Horkeliella'' (false horkelias).'' ''Horkelia'' is a genus of plants in the rose family. It includes several species of plants known commonly as horkelias. These are flowering plants closely related to the cinquefoils (''Potentill ...

'' due to their resemblance, but are different enough to maintain a separate genus from the horkelias. They have leaves made up of small, overlapping, toothed leaflets and

inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

s of white or pinkish flowers which are similar in appearance to horkelias. Congdon's false horkelia (''Horkeliella congdonis'') is native to the sagebrush slopes of the eastern

Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada () is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily ...

. Purple false horkelia (''Horkeliella purpurascens'') is found mainly on the western slopes.

External links

Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfilePhoto gallery: ''H. congdonis''Photo gallery: ''H. purpurascens''
Potentilleae Rosaceae genera Flora of California {{Rosoideae-stub