San Diego button-celery

A bluish plant spreading out like a star on brown and reddish dirt that was recently rained on.

Photo By/Credit

Joanna Gilkeson/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

09/12/2023

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

San Diego button-celery is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. Found in vernal pool habitat, it grows mostly along coastal areas in southern California and spans from the border of Mexico to Huntington Beach in Orange County.

Facility

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office

Species

Eryngium aristulatum var. parishii

Subject tags

Endangered and/or Threatened species

Habitat conservation

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