Kelloggia galioides
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Kelloggia galioides is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name milk kelloggia.
Distribution
The plant is native to the Western United States from Washington to California, and New Mexico to Montana.[1][2] It is grows in Yellow pine, Red fir, and Lodgepole pine coniferous forests, at 700–3,110 metres (2,300–10,200 ft) in elevation.
Description
Kelloggia galioides is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing a very slender, erect stem to a maximum height near 40 centimeters. Lance-shaped green leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem, especially at axils where it branches. Each is 2 to 4 centimeters long.[1]
A thin-branched open inflorescence produces a few small bright pink or white flowers. The flower is funnel-shaped with the rounded, hairy green fruit developing at its base. The flower has narrow, pointed lobes on its open face. Its bloom period is from May to August.[1]
References
External links
- Calflora Database: Kelloggia galioides (Milk kelloggia)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Kelloggia galioides[permanent dead link]
- USDA Plants Profile for Kelloggia galioides (milk kelloggia)
- UC Photos gallery: Kelloggia galioides
- Rubieae
- Flora of the Northwestern United States
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- Flora of California
- Flora of New Mexico
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Rocky Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Rubiaceae stubs