Drymocallis cuneifolia var. cuneifolia

Wedgeleaf woodbeauty

Family: Rosaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Wedgeleaf woodbeauty is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in the northern San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake in riparian scrub at elevations of 1,800 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from June to July, this plant produces delicate white flowers on stems 20 to 45 centimeters tall. Growing with an upright habit, it develops basal leaves 5 to 15 centimeters long with distinctive fan-shaped terminal leaflets 10 to 25 millimeters long. Its leaves feature multiple leaflets that create an intricate, delicate foliage pattern characteristic of woodbeauty species. The small fruit, approximately 1 millimeter long, completes the plant's understated yet elegant botanical profile.

Habitat: Riparian scrub

Bloom period: Jun-Jul

Elevation: 1800-2200 m

Bioregions: SnBr (n of Big Bear Lake).

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