Xerophyllum tenax
Mary Sue Ittner (Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:06:46 PST)

This plant grows at lower elevations where snow is rare as well. But as I
said before it does not bloom very often. I recall that when an area near
Fort Bragg, California (north coast) burned, it flowered well. This was a
habitat with pygmy soil (wet with poor drainage and hardpan below,
extremely -underlined- acidic soil.)

I haven't examined the soil where I've seen it locally but I'd guess
well-drained, dry in summer, well watered during the rainy season (some
time in fall until some time in spring). So obviously different population
have very different conditions and habitats.

Mary Sue