Tracy's collomia
Collomia tracyi H.Mason
Collomia tracyi is a flowering plant in the Polemoniaceae family, known as Tracy's collomia. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in coniferous forests, particularly in the Klamath Mountains. This annual herb has slender, branched stems up to 8 cm tall, with glandular, hairy, lance-shaped leaves. The inflorescence consists of two to three flowers in leaf axils, each up to 2 cm long and colored white to lavender. It differs from Collomia tinctoria by the positioning of the stamens and stigma.
Description
Collomia tracyi is a member of the Polemoniaceae family, native to northern California. It is an annual herb with a slender, branched stem that reaches a maximum height of 8 cm. The leaves are lance-shaped, glandular, and hairy. The plant produces two to three flowers from the leaf axils, each flower being white to lavender in color and up to 2 cm in length. It is distinguished from the more widespread Collomia tinctoria by the specific arrangement of the stamens and stigma within the flower. The species was first described in 1948 by H. Mason and is found in the coniferous forests of the Klamath Mountains and other mountain ranges in the region.
Other common names
Tracy's collomia
Distribution
California
