Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-652.13.__
Bolandra oregana
English: Sierra bolandra; Sierra false coolwort.
Genus: 2 species.
Region: High Sierra Nevada of California.
Habitat: coniferous forest understory.
Botany
Perennial herb; growing from a caudex.
Leaves: few; sharp-lobed; 10 cm long.
Inflorescence: tall panicle; 60 cm high
Flowers: small; cup-shaped; 5 lobes, curling back at the mouth; petals 5, thin, sharp-pointed, curling out from the mouth, long, green with purple edges.