Claim: The scientific classification of Hemitomes is kingdom plantae, order ericales and is endemic to California.
Evidence: Kingdom: Plantae Order: Ericales 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. Endemism is the state of a species being native to a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.