Lithophragma maximum

San clemente island woodland star, San Clemente Island Woodland Star

Family: Saxifragaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1 · Endangered

San clemente island woodland star is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native perennial found in southern Channel Islands on San Clemente Island in steep, moist, northern-facing canyon slopes at elevations below 400 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces delicate white flowers 3.5 to 4.5 millimeters long with approximately 5 lobes. Growing 40 to 60 centimeters tall with an upright habit, it develops from a distinctive base. Its basal leaves are three-parted with deeply lobed leaflets featuring sharp-pointed teeth, creating an intricate green foliage pattern. The flower's hypanthium is hemispheric to bell-shaped, with part of the structure fused to the ovary.

Habitat: Steep, moist, n-facing canyon slopes

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: < 400 m

Bioregions: s ChI (San Clemente Island).

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