Collomia rawsoniana

Rawson's flaming-trumpet, Rawson's Flaming-Trumpet

Family: Polemoniaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

Rawson's flaming-trumpet is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native perennial found in central Sierra Nevada Mountains in Mariposa and Madera counties, occurring in shaded woodland areas near streams at elevations of 1,000 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces striking red-orange flowers approximately 25 to 40 millimeters long with blue pollen. Growing with slender erect stems over 10 centimeters tall that are glandular-hairy with widely spaced internodes, it emerges from delicate rhizomes. Its cauline leaves are ovate to elliptic, 3 to 8 centimeters long, coarsely toothed and glandular-hairy. The plant typically produces flower clusters with 3 to 7 blooms, creating a distinctive display in its woodland habitat.

Habitat: Shaded areas near streams in woodland

Bloom period: Jun-Sep

Elevation: 1000-2200 m

Bioregions: c SN (Mariposa, Madera cos.).

California counties: Madera, Fresno, Sonoma, Alameda

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.