''Jepsonia'' is a small genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s containing three species. The ''Jepsonia'' is a perennial with a

corm Corm, bulbo-tuber, or bulbotuber is a short, vertical, swollen, underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ that some plants use to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat (perennation). The word ''c ...

caudex A caudex (: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises.pages 456 and 695 In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, "caudex" is most ...

, toothed leaves, and a cyme inflorescence that blooms in the fall. ''Jepsonia'' plants are native to California and Baja California.''Jepsonia'' Small
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''. Retrieved 13 April 2024. Species include: *''

Jepsonia heterandra ''Jepsonia heterandra'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the saxifrage family known by the common name foothill jepsonia. It is endemic to the foothills of the central section of the Sierra Nevada in California, where it grows in woo ...

'' - foothill jepsonia, California *'' Jepsonia malvifolia'' - island jepsonia,

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and

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*'' Jepsonia parryi'' - Parry's jepsonia, California and Baja California Norte

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Jepson Manual Treatment
Saxifragaceae Saxifragaceae genera Taxa named by John Kunkel Small {{Saxifragaceae-stub