Androsace occidentalis

Western rock-jasmine

Family: Primulaceae · Type: annual · Native

Western rock-jasmine is a California native annual found in northern Sierra Nevada (Emigrant Gap) in generally moist sites at elevations of 1,580 to 1,650 meters. Flowering from April to August, this plant produces delicate white flowers in small clusters with short pedicels. Growing with hairy stems just 3 to 7 centimeters tall, it forms compact low-growing clusters. Its leaves are lance-elliptic, 5 to 15 millimeters long, with edges that range from entire to finely toothed. The tiny white flowers emerge with reddish-tinted calyx lobes, creating a subtle color contrast in its alpine habitat.

Habitat: Generally moist sites

Bloom period: Apr-Aug

Elevation: 1580-1650 m

Bioregions: n SNH (Emigrant Gap)

California counties: Placer

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