Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Lithospermum viride has ovate, heavily veined leaves and greenish flowers with short corolla lobes. The flowers are less than 2.5cm long. Mature plants stand 12-18 inches tall but still seem to blend into the surrounding vegetation. Lithospermum viride is found in middle elevation Pinon Pine stands on moist ridges.
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Lithospermum viride, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 31, 2011
Lithospermum viride, closeup of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 31, 2011
Lithospermum viride, leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 31, 2011
Lithospermum viride, flowers measured, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 31, 2011
Lithospermum viride, adaxial (top) surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 31, 2011
Lithospermum viride, abaxial (bottom) surface of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Silver City Range, McComas Peak, August 31, 2011
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