fiesta flower

Pholistoma auritum

Member of genus Pholistoma
borage family (family Boraginaceae)
borages (order Boraginales)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
purple in flowering plants

This species has subspecies or variants that don't seem worth distinguishing.

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• corolla 7–15 mm, 10–30 mm wide, blue to purple with darker marks in throat
• leaf petiole wide-winged, clasping
• leaf blade tip acuminate

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Chris’s observations: 17 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 4
• Santa Teresa CP: 4
• Calero CP: 3
• Fort Ord NM: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• Pinnacles NP
• Stevens Creek CP
• Sunol Wilderness RP

Months:

• Mar.: 3
• Apr.: 9
• May: 5

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Not all sites include this taxon:

• Pholistoma auritum → iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora
• not yet listed → FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora