About Jepsonia malvifolia (Greene) Small
Jepsonia malvifolia (Greene) Small is an uncommon flowering plant species in the saxifrage family, with the common names island jepsonia and island button-saxifrage. This species is found exclusively 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 of these islands. It is a small perennial herb that reaches up to 10 inches (25 centimetres) in height. It grows two or three leaves from a flat caudex. The green leaves are round or kidney-shaped, with edges lined by ruffled lobes. The plant flowers in fall, and produces an inflorescence on a tall peduncle. Its tiny flowers have red-veined petals that can be white, yellowish, or pinkish. The fruit it produces is a greenish capsule with tan stripes. The chromosome number of Jepsonia malvifolia is 2n=14.
