Kelloggia galioides

Kelloggia galioides is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name milk kelloggia.

Kelloggia galioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Gentianales
Family:
Rubiaceae
Subfamily:
Rubioideae
Tribe:
Rubieae
Genus:
Kelloggia
Species:
K. galioides
Binomial name
Kelloggia galioides

Distribution

The plant is native to the Western United States from Washington to California, and New Mexico to Montana.[1][2] It is grows in Yellow pine, Red fir, and Lodgepole pine coniferous forests, at 700–3,110 metres (2,300–10,200 ft) in elevation.

Description

Kelloggia galioides is a rhizomatous perennial herb growing a very slender, erect stem to a maximum height near 40 centimeters. Lance-shaped green leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem, especially at axils where it branches. Each is 2 to 4 centimeters long.[1]

A thin-branched open inflorescence produces a few small bright pink or white flowers. The flower is funnel-shaped with the rounded, hairy green fruit developing at its base. The flower has narrow, pointed lobes on its open face. Its bloom period is from May to August.[1]

References
  1. Jepson: Kelloggia galioides
  2. USDA: Kelloggia galioides


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