Saxifraga californica
produces these elegant white flowers the size of the eraser on your pencil
from late Winter into Early Spring. Saxifraga californica is native
to the Coastal Sage Scrub, Chaparral, Woodland, Closed Cone Pine Forest
and up to the Red Fir Forest at 7500 feet. The foliage is a rosette
on the ground, the flowers grow a foot or so through the surrounding
foliage of neighboring plants. In our area Saxifraga californica
grows on North exposures and under the partial shade of Oaks.
Summers are dry and the plants are found on a slope, sometimes a steep
one.
High resolution
images of Saxifraga californica are available.
