Corollas deep blue (pink in earlier flowers). Inflorescence on a naked peduncle.
A grouping of 8-10 plants located just North of the Mulkey Creek trail.
Perennial herb. Stem is generally 3-9 dm, glabrous +- glaucous. Leaf abaxially hairy, adaxially +- glabrous basal petiole 8-15 cm, unwinged, blade 8-15 cm, 3-10 cm wide, ovate to elliptic, base truncate or cordate, abruptly petiole to narrow; cauline few and petioled. Inflorescence in above leaves have bracts that are scale-like or 0; pedicels are 10-25 mm. Flower corolla 8-12 mm and salverform, violet tube, blue appendages. Fruit is a nutlet. Will grow in woodland and chaparral.
In oak woodland, upper Lithia Park
Parasitoid on primary gall maker
Irregular flowers 5-7mm with banner, wings and keel. Ovules more than 4. Calyx bilabiate with long pubescence. Leaves palmately compound with 4-8 leaflets.
Syn. L. micranthus Dougl.