Records are made available under the CCH Data Use Terms. General citation for data retrieved from this page: Biodiversity data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (Accessed through CCH1 Data Portal, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/, 08 December 2023.
Summit and adjacent slopes a mosaic of open areas and thickets. Thickets composed of Q. kelloggii, Qu. wislizeni frutescens, hybrids between these two, Rhamnus tomentella cuspidata, Sambucus mexicana, Ceanothus leucodermis, Cercocarpus betuloides, Lonicera interrupta, Keckiella ternata septentrionalis, etc. In grassy openings.
Annual, locally common; mostly in late-bloom now, and primarily visited by needle-nosed bee-flies (Bombyliidae); lower leaves deeply divided, mostly withered now; stem glabrous and glaucous below inflorescence; calyx +- 2.5 mm long at anthesis; corolla +- 8 -10 mm; corolla lobes light lavender-pink, paler proximally; upper throat pale lavender; lower throat gold; narrow tube (in calyx) nearly colorless below, dull purplish or burgundy above, anthers pale blue, held close to the throat.
