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Tolmie's Owl's-clover - Orthocarpus tolmiei

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Global Rank: G4
State Rank: SNR

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General Description
Stems erect, usually simple,10–30 cm. Herbage glandular-puberulent. Leaves linear to linear-oblanceolate, entire, 2–4 cm long. Inflorescence bracts light green, lanceolate with a pair of linear lobes, glandular. Flowers: calyx 5–8 mm long, lobes 2–4 mm long, those adjacent to the galea longer; corolla 10–15 mm long, yellow, galea 3–5 mm long, upper lip hooked and projecting beyond the lower lip. Capsule 3–5 mm long (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Range Comments
ID, MT, UT and WY. Known from Gallatin County (Lesica 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

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Tolmie's Owl's-clover — Orthocarpus tolmiei.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from