Draperia Systyla, Violet Draperia

Draperia systyla, the one species of a monotypic genus, is found only in California, in the Sierra Nevada, the Cascades and the Klamath Ranges, growing mostly in coniferous woodland. Leaves, stems and calyces are covered by soft hairs. Leaves are broadly ovate in shape, sessile along the upper stem, short-stalked below. Stems are woody at the base.

Flowers are arranged in clusters at the tip of the stem branches. The calyx is deeply divided into five narrow, linear, equal-sized lobes, around a quarter of an inch in length. The tubular corolla, around 2.5 times as long, is pale pink or lavender, with five shallow, rounded lobes. The five stamens are included, and different in length.