
''Hemitomes'' is a monotypic genus of plants containing the single species ''Hemitomes congestum'', which is known as gnome plant and cone plant. This rare and unusual plant is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in dense, dark forests such as the redwood forests of the region. This is small, fleshy, stemless perennial plant forming lumps in the leaf litter. It is white, yellowish, or reddish-pink in color. Little is known about the life.. more
Similar species: Ericales
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Uploaded Jul 9, 2017. Captured Jul 8, 2017 11:46 in Laughingwater Creek Trail, Packwood, WA 98361, USA.