Bitter Root Lewisia redivia
 
 
The flowers of this attractive
      plant can be rose-pink or white. It is easily recognized by rosettes
      of narrow fleshy leaves close to the ground, and the short stems
      are topped by flowers with petals an inch or more long. There
      is a tap root below each rosette, which helps the plant to thrive
      in dry rocky places. After flowering in early Spring, the perennial
      plants go dormant later in the Summer. Sadly, Bitteroot is not
      common, but can be seen near the top of Mount Diablo, and in
      the St Helena Palisades area and elsewhere in hilly places.
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