Hemieva ranunculifolia

Buttercup-leaf suksdorfia

Family: Saxifragaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 2B.2

Buttercup-leaf suksdorfia is a rare (CNPS 2B.2) California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges and northern Sierra Nevada/Cascade Range Highlands in Plumas County, growing on moist rocky slopes at elevations of 1,500 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white flowers 2 to 4 millimeters long in small, flat-topped clusters with 15 or fewer flowers. Growing 10 to 30 centimeters tall with a scaleless caudex that bears small bulblets, it develops delicate stems with both basal and stem leaves. Its distinctive leaves are 1 to 4 centimeters wide, ovate with a heart-shaped base, divided into three deep lobes with coarse, rounded teeth that have sharp tips. The plant forms two follicles as fruit, with ovaries more than half-buried in the flower's base.

Habitat: Moist rocky slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1500-2500 m

Bioregions: KR, n SNH/CaRH (Plumas Co.)

California counties: Humboldt, Placer, Trinity

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