Collomia tinctoria (Staining Collomia)

7/4/05 Mill Creek Falls Trail, Modoc National Forest, Modoc County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Staining Collomia

SPECIES: Collomia tinctoria

FAMILY: Polemoniaceae (Phlox Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 7/4/2005

LOCATION: Mill Creek Falls Trail, Modoc National Forest, Modoc County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Annual

Stem 2–8 cm, branched diffusely

Leaf linear-lanceolate, glandular, entire

Inflorescence axillary; flowers generally 2–3

Flower: calyx 5–7 mm, lobes long tapered, awned; corolla 8–11 mm, slender, tube maroon to violet, lobes pink; stamens attached at same level, 1–2 anthers exserted, stigma exerted

Ecology: Gravelly to rocky, open areas

Elevation: 600–2800 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, High North Coast Ranges, High Cascade Range, n&c High Sierra Nevada, Western Transverse Ranges, Great Basin Floristic Province 

Distribution outside California: to Washington, Idaho, Nevada

Flowering time: May–Aug