Hesperidanthus jaegeri
Jaeger's hesperidanthus
Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Native
Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2
Jaeger's hesperidanthus is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in the southern Inyo Mountains in rocky crevices and limestone clefts at elevations of 1,500 to 2,800 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces white to purple flowers with delicate purple veins, spoon-shaped and 9 to 14 millimeters long. Growing with woody, branched stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall and featuring characteristically wavy stem architecture, it forms a deep-rooted compact plant. Its leaves are ovate, 3 to 6 centimeters long with coarse teeth, typically 3 to 7 leaves per stem, and positioned on short 1 to 2 centimeter petioles. The fruit develops 3 to 5 centimeters long with 26 to 42 small oblong seeds nestled within.
Habitat: Rocky crevices, cliffs, limestone clefts
Bloom period: Apr-Jun
Elevation: 1500-2800 m
Bioregions: s W&I (Inyo Mtns).
California counties: Inyo
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