Streptanthus bernardinus

Laguna mountains jewelflower, Laguna Mountains Jewelflower

Family: Brassicaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.3

Laguna mountains jewelflower is a rare (CNPS 4.3) California native perennial found in eastern Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges in montane conifer forest and chaparral at elevations of 1,200 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white flowers 7 to 11 millimeters long with pale yellow to white sepals. Growing 25 to 86 centimeters tall with an elevated woody caudex, the plant has erect stems that are simple or few-branched. Its leaves range from oblanceolate basal leaves to mid-stem ovate leaves that clasp the stem, with basal leaf margins often ciliate. The fruit develops as an ascending to spreading pod 5 to 12.7 centimeters long, containing 36 to 56 small oblong seeds.

Habitat: Montane conifer forest, chaparral

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1200-2500 m

Bioregions: e TR, PR

California counties: Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Los Angeles, Shasta

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