Bolandra californica

Sierra bolandra, Sierra Bolandra

Family: Saxifragaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Sierra bolandra is a California native perennial ranked 4.3 by CNPS, found in northern and central Sierra Nevada Mountains from El Dorado to Mariposa counties, inhabiting rock crevices and wet cliffs at elevations of 1,000 to 3,000 meters. Flowering from May to August, this plant produces distinctive green flowers with purple margins, approximately 4 to 7 millimeters long with narrowly triangular petals. Growing 15 to 60 centimeters tall with delicate stems, it develops a compact, crevice-dwelling habit. Its leaves feature petioles 3 to 10 centimeters long with blades 1 to 5 centimeters wide, displaying an adaptation to rocky alpine environments. The resulting seeds are brown and minutely textured, reflecting the plant's specialized habitat.

Habitat: rock crevices, wet cliffs

Bloom period: May-Aug

Elevation: 1000-3000 m

Bioregions: n&ampc SNH (El Dorado to Mariposa cos.).

California counties: Mariposa, Tuolumne, Alpine, Madera, El Dorado, Calaveras, Amador

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