Hastingsia serpentinicola

Klamath rushlily

Family: Agavaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Klamath rushlily is a native perennial found in northern and central Cascade Range Highlands in well-drained, exposed serpentine habitats at elevations of 1,800 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces pale yellow to green-white flowers with darker midveins, approximately 5 to 6 millimeters long with linear perianth parts. Growing from a bulb 23 to 40 millimeters long and 14 to 21 millimeters wide, it develops an open inflorescence with few or no branches. Its bulb-based structure supports a distinctive flowering stem that produces delicate, subtly colored blossoms characteristic of rush-like lilies. The mature plant produces oblong fruits 5 to 8 millimeters in length, completing its reproductive cycle in these high-elevation serpentine environments.

Habitat: Well-drained, exposed serpentine

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 1800-2200 m

Bioregions: n&ampc NW, CaRH

California counties: Mendocino, Del Norte, Humboldt, Trinity, Siskiyou, Butte, Shasta, Tehama

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