About Hackelia californica (A.Gray) I.M.Johnst.
Hackelia californica is a leafy perennial herb that grows in tall clumps and produces erect stems reaching a maximum height of one meter. Its lance-shaped leaves are longest and most abundant near the base of the plant; the longest leaves at the base measure about 17 centimetres (6.7 in) long. The tips of the stems bear few leaves, and are instead occupied by cyme inflorescences of white flowers. Each flower has five lobes, with a small petal-like appendage at the base of each lobe. This species blooms from June to August. Its fruit is a prickly nutlet approximately 4 millimeters wide. Hackelia californica is native to the mountain ranges of northern California and southern Oregon, including the southern Cascade Range, Northern California Coast Ranges, and Sierra Nevada. It grows at elevations between 940 and 2,490 metres (3,080–8,170 ft), occurring on slopes and in meadows within yellow pine forest and red fir forest habitats.
