Distal cauline leaves sessile, base connate-perfoliate. Thyrses: peduncles and pedicels glabrous. Flowers: calyx lobes glabrous; corolla sparsely white- or yellowish pilose internally abaxially; pollen sacs navicular, sutures denticulate, teeth to 0.1 mm; staminode 7–11 mm.

Phenology: Flowering Feb–May.
Habitat: Rocky to sandy slopes, pinyon-juniper woodlands, scrub, chaparral.
Elevation: 200–1700 m.

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Variety connatus is known only from southern California, especially in the Cuyamaca-Lacuna, San Jacinto, and Santa Rosa mountains.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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