Jepsonia
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Jepsonia is a small genus of flowering plants containing three species. The Jepsonia is a perennial with a cormlike
caudex
, toothed leaves, and a cyme inflorescence
that blooms in the fall. Jepsonia plants are native to California and Baja California.
Species include:
Corm
A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat ....
caudex
Caudex
A caudex is a form of stem morphology appearing as a thickened, short, perennial stem that is either underground or near ground level . It may be swollen for the purpose of water storage, especially in xerophytes...
, toothed leaves, and a cyme inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
that blooms in the fall. Jepsonia plants are native to California and Baja California.
Species include:
- Jepsonia heterandraJepsonia heterandraJepsonia 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...
- foothill jepsonia - Jepsonia malvifoliaJepsonia malvifoliaJepsonia malvifolia is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name island jepsonia. It is found only on the Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island off Baja California. It grows in exposed rock and clay soils on the chaparral and scrub slopes...
- island jepsonia - Jepsonia parryiJepsonia parryiJepsonia parryi is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common names coast jepsonia and Parry's jepsonia. It is native to the coast and inland hills of southern California and Baja California. This is a small perennial herb producing usually only a single leaf...
- Parry's jepsonia