Stephanomeria parryi

Parry rock pink

Family: Asteraceae · Type: perennial · Native

Parry rock pink is a California native perennial found in the eastern Sierra Nevada and Mojave Desert mountains on gravelly slopes at elevations of 700 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from May to June, this plant produces white to pale lavender flowers in delicate heads 10 to 14 millimeters long arranged in small clusters. Growing with ascending stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall emerging from a stout rhizome, it develops 1 to 3 branches with an upright form. Its leaves are linear to lance-shaped, 2 to 8 centimeters long, with slightly thickened edges and weakly spine-tipped teeth, presenting a distinctive green coloration. The fruit develops 4.5 to 6 millimeters long with well-defined ribs and bumpy surfaces, topped with plumose white to tan pappus bristles.

Habitat: Gravelly slopes

Bloom period: May-Jun

Elevation: 700-2000 m

Bioregions: SNE, DMoj

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