Eremogone congesta var. suffrutescens

Suffrutescent sandwort

Family: Caryophyllaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Suffrutescent sandwort is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, northern California Ranges, central Sierra Nevada Forest, Sierra Nevada, and desert mountains on rocky slopes and outcrops at elevations of 1,200 to 3,300 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces delicate white flowers in open, umbel-like clusters. Growing with slender stems 15 to 80 centimeters tall and extremely narrow leaves less than 1.5 millimeters wide, it forms a compact, somewhat woody base. Its leaves are thread-like and sparse, creating a delicate, airy appearance across rocky terrain. The flower's sepals are small and blunt, measuring 3 to 4 millimeters long.

Habitat: Rocky slopes, outcrops

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1200-3300 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR, c SNF, SNH, DMtns.

California counties: Modoc, Glenn, Inyo, Madera, Placer, Plumas, Sierra, Trinity, Tulare, Alpine, Fresno, Humboldt, Lassen, Nevada, Siskiyou, Del Norte, Alameda

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