What is "hastingsia"

Hastingsia is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, known generally as rushlilies. These are small perennial herbs endemic to serpentine soils of the Siskiyou- Klamath region in northern California and SW Oregon in the United States. They reach heights between 25 and 90 centimeters and have long linear leaves and racemes of small white flowers.

Species:

1. Hastingsia alba (Durand) S.Watson - white rushlily - California and Oregon
2. Hastingsia atropurpurea Becking - Oregon
3. Hastingsia bracteosa S.Watson - largeflower rushlily - Oregon
4. Hastingsia serpentinicola Becking - Klamath rushlily - California and Oregon