Foothill Jepsonia

Description

Jepsonia heterandra-is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the-saxifrage family-known by the common name-foothill jepsonia. It is-endemic-to the foothills of the central section of the-Sierra Nevada-in-California, where it grows in woodland and forest. This is a small perennial plant growing two or three leaves from a branching-caudex. The flat, green leaves are round or kidney-shaped with frilly lobes along the edges. Flowering occurs in fall. The plant produces an-inflorescence-of several pinkish flowers on a tall-peduncle. The fruit is a red-striped green or pink capsule.