Flora of North America species comparison

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Jepsonia heterandra

foothill jepsonia, foothills jepsonia
Caudices

branched, flat.
Leaves

2–3.
Inflorescences

diffuse, (3–)4–17(–25)-flowered;

bracts scalelike;

peduncle pink or reddish, drying tan or reddish, branched near middle, 3–23 cm.
Flowers

hypanthium campanulate, 1.5–3 mm, length to 1.5 times sepals;

sepals pink, 1.3–2 mm, base flattened, glandular-viscid;

petals withering, alternate with sepals, distinct, white with deep pink veins, 3.5–6 mm.
Capsules

whitish green or red with red striations, ovoid or ellipsoid, beaks divergent.
Seeds

light brown.
Pollen

bluish or cream.
2n

= 14.

Jepsonia heterandra
Phenology Flowering Sep–Nov.
Habitat Crevices, slate outcrops, rocky slopes
Elevation 50-600 m (200-2000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Jepsonia heterandra is relatively uncommon and is apparently restricted to crevices and alluvium of very specific rock types. It has been suggested (R. Ornduff 1969b) that both the mineral content and texture of the substrate influence the distribution of this species. Heterostyly in the genus was first recognized by Eastwood in her description of this species.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 119.
Parent taxa Saxifragaceae > Jepsonia
Sibling taxa
J. malvifolia, J. parryi
Synonyms J. parryi var. heterandra
Name authority Eastwood: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 201. 1905 ,
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