Slim, arrowhead-like dark green fleshy leaves, mostly at stem base. Distrubed areas on coast bluffs, along Highway 1 and on San Pedro Point Headlands. K Note the distinctive racemes of red yellow flowers. Flower stems shoot up rapidly - most of the time, the plant is just a collection of the distinctive leaves in a basal mound on ground. The image to the left shows the arrow-shaped leaves.
Lower leaves are lance-like with a curly margin.
The dried roots are used in herbal medicine for treatment of sluggish digestion, malabsorption, steatorrhea or constipation. At least it has some value.