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Collomia grandiflora

Polemoniaceae

Large-Flowered Collomia

Collomia grandiflora
Erect, sometimes branched stems. Basal leaves lance-shaped, toothed; stem leaves lance-shaped to linear, without teeth. Flowers in compact head at stem tip. Flower with long tube flared at top to 5 oval lobes, usually salmon but sometimes white or yellow; pollen deep blue. Grows in dry soils in lightly wooded areas from sea level to mid elevations.

  • Rarity: Common
  • Flowering Time: Mid Summer
  • Flower Form: 5 petals, short trumpets (phlox famly)
  • Life Cycle: Annual
  • Height: 4–36 inches
  • Habitat: Dry Soils, East-side Forest, Meadow, West-side Forest
  • Found In: Crater Lake NP, East Gorge, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas, West Gorge
  • Native: Yes

Map of where Collomia grandiflora is found