Jepsonia parryi
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Jepsonia 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 from an unbranched caudex
. The leaf is round or kidney-shaped and has a ruffled, lobed edge. The plant flowers in fall, producing a naked brown peduncle
holding a small inflorescence
of fewer than four flowers. The tiny flower has purplish-veined petals each about half a centimeter long. The fruit is a brown-striped green or tan capsule.
Saxifragaceae
Saxifragaceae is a plant family with about 460 known species in 36 genera. In Europe there are 12 genera.The flowers are hermaphroditic and actinomorphic...
known by the common names coast jepsonia and Parry's jepsonia. It is native to the coast and inland hills of southern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. This is a small perennial herb producing usually only a single leaf from an unbranched 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...
. The leaf is round or kidney-shaped and has a ruffled, lobed edge. The plant flowers in fall, producing a naked brown peduncle
Peduncle (botany)
In botany, a peduncle is a stem supporting an inflorescence, or after fecundation, an infructescence.The peduncle is a stem, usually green and without leaves, though sometimes colored or supporting small leaves...
holding a small 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...
of fewer than four flowers. The tiny flower has purplish-veined petals each about half a centimeter long. The fruit is a brown-striped green or tan capsule.