Hummingbird Trumpet Flower Hummingbird Trumpet Flower Hummingbird Trumpet Stem Hummingbird Trumpet Plant


Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Hummingbird Trumpet.
Epilobium canum ssp latifolium.
Evening Primrose (Onagraceae) family.

The flowers are 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) long and tubular with 4, notched lobes. In good years with sufficient water and mild autumn weather, the plants can be covered in a mass of flaming red flowers. The leaves are dark green, linear to ovate in shape, and may have toothed edges. This subspecies has broader, greener leaves than the main species, which has grayer, narrower leaves.

Santa Catalina Mountains
Location: Chihuahua Pines Picnic Area near restroom by wash
9/24/15

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