Collomia grandiflora
Polemoniaceae
Large-Flowered Collomia
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