Lithospermum multiflorum
(Many-flowered Stoneseed)
Lithospermum multiflorum, Bridge-to-Bridge Trail, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co. 9414
Lithospermum multiflorum, Bridge-to-Bridge Trail, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co. 9410
Lithospermum multiflorum, Bridge-to-Bridge Trail, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co. 9421
Lithospermum multiflorum, Bridge-to-Bridge Trail, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co. 9429
Lithospermum multiflorum, Bridge-to-Bridge Trail, Buena Vista, Chaffee Co. 4523
| Scientific Name | Lithospermum multiflorum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LIMU3 |
| Common Name | Manyflowered Gromwell, Manyflowered Stoneseed, Southwestern Stoneseed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31951 |
| Family | Plantaginaceae (Plantain) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (5500 to 11000 ft.); dry soils in meadows and open woodlands.
Plant: Clump-forming perennial with stems leaning outward in all directions, 6 to 28 inches long. Leaves: No basal leaves; stem leaves are alternate, linear to lanceolate or oblong, 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches long, sessile; upper surface with appressed hairs, lower surface and edges with spreading hairs. Inflorescence: Bright yellow trumpet-shaped, tubular flowers 1/2-inch or less long in clusters of a few blossoms at stem and branch tips; funnel-shaped corolla tube with 5 broad, rounded, flaring lobes (petals) with irregular edges; sparsely hairy calyx is about half as long as the corolla tube and deeply divided into five narrow lobes. Bloom Period: June and July. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, "Colorado Flora-Western Slope" by Weber and Wittmann, American Southwest, Southwest Colorado Wildflowers and New Mexico Wildflowers. |
BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key |
Colorado Status: Native |
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