Aliciella ripleyi

Ripley's aliciella, Ripley's aliciella, Ripley's aliciella

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.3

Ripley's aliciella is a rare (CNPS 2B.3) California native perennial herb found in northern Death Mountains in Inyo County on limestone cliffs at elevations of 65 to 1,400 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces white flowers with magenta lobes in delicate clusters. Growing with glandular-hairy stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, it develops distinctive holly-like leaves with needle-tipped teeth. Its basal leaves form dense clusters up to 6 centimeters long with blades 1 to 7 centimeters wide, featuring raised veins and glandular hairs. The fruit is a small ovoid structure 3 to 5 millimeters long, containing 57 to 72 deep red-brown seeds.

Habitat: Limestone cliffs

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 65-1400 m

Bioregions: n DMtns (Inyo Co.)

California counties: Inyo, San Bernardino

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.