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Hesperidanthus jaegeri
Also called Cliffdweller
Hesperidanthus jaegeri, known as cliffdweller, is a rare hardy woody perennial in the cabbage family, endemic to the White and Inyo Mountains of Inyo County, California. It grows on rocky mountainsides and cliffs, so it needs sharp drainage and full sun.
Hesperidanthus jaegeri is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae. It was first described as Thelypodium jaegeri. It has also been placed as the only species, Caulostramina jaegeri, in the monotypic genus Caulostramina. It is known by the English name cliffdweller.
Hesperidanthus jaegeri is a hardy woody perennial herb bearing hairless green leaves and white to pale purple flowers with spoon-shaped, purple-streaked petals. The seeds are borne in cylindrical fruits. It is a rare plant endemic to Inyo County, California, where it is found only in the White and Inyo Mountains. This plant grows on rocky mountainsides and sprouts from cliffs.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hesperidanthus jaegeri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
