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. It is a perennial herb that is native to the Western United States.
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]
Distribution and habitat
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 Script error: No such module "convert". in elevation.
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- 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 (United States)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status