COMMON NAME
NAME: Synthyris missurica
DISTRIBUTION: Small areas in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho SEASON: Blooms May thru July, and is sometimes in the first few flowers to bloom in the spring MEDICAL USE: POISONOUS: EDIBILITY: FEATURES: Clump of nearly round basal leaves, erect flower stem. Leaves shiny, hairless, with long petioles, smooth, 1–3 in. across, cut to somewhat rounded lobes or teeth, tips pointed. Inflorescence more or less hairy, with many mid to deep blue flowers in 2–7 in. erect spike above leaves. Flowers small, upper lobe slightly larger than other 3, bluish stamens exserted beyond the petals. Grows in moist to dry shade, among rocks, in openings in forests, at mid to high elevations. Similar subsp. stellata with larger flowers also has brown hairs on short flower stalks LEAVES: FRUITS: |
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DESCRIPTION:
On a hike with my co-author David, from Frosty Baldy to Latour Baldy, I stumbled upon this wildflower that I had never seen before.
When I got home, I searched the web to see what I had found.
It turned out to be a Mountain Kittentail.
Although they aren't rare, In have not been able to fill in all the blanks above.
The leaf on its right is from this plant.
I willful in the blanks as I find them.
When I got home, I searched the web to see what I had found.
It turned out to be a Mountain Kittentail.
Although they aren't rare, In have not been able to fill in all the blanks above.
The leaf on its right is from this plant.
I willful in the blanks as I find them.