Field notebook : Arizona and California, 1938-1939
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"leafless" [no hairy but not] lamate beneath. Suff has purplish wool only towards tips. Middlelobe of lip has 2 conspicuous spots outlined with yellow. White. Corolla 1cm overall; stamens 1.75cm (See 6-19-39 for species. 5-25-39 Penstemon spectabilis Thumber J911, M470 Flvfrs San Pasqual. No doubt [ident.] all(J) good. Corolla 3cm long 5-25-39 Linanthus parviflorus Greene J805= Gilia lutea. Steud M 398 Fl. Cinfamuela Lake with Thermopsia. Corolla def. yellow, sometimes with brown spot at base of lobe. Tube 15-20mm long, very slender. Corolla lobes 4mm long is open fl 8-9 mm diam. Floral bracts v calyx gland-pubescent. Calyx scariosa from sinus downward (to base? Mv [both say not.] Stamens v stigma exserted more than 3-4mm from throatie "scarely equalling corolla lobes"(M) This seems to rule out var. longistylis. Our plant much like Fig 778 J, but more dainty. 5-25-39 ? Gilia hemiiflora Beath var carnifolia Munz. M 394 See G. latiflora Gray var carniflora Teps J798 Fl. Inspiration Point. 16in tall. Very defomais st with strongly ascending branches throughout 1/2ly mostly at base but well formed sub-tends each branch from stem. Hairson basal lo but most of plant