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Collomia grandiflora
Also known as Large Flowered Collomia (Phlox family). The trumpet shaped flowers of Collomia grandiflora are yellow or salmon, fading to white. The stem and involucre bracts are quite hairy, with the involucre bracts and upper leaves usually glandular-hairy. The lower leaves may be glabrous or only slightly hairy. Leaves are alternate, lanceolate to linear. This plant was about 18 in. (45.7 cm) tall.
Spotted near the Umtanum creek at about 2000 ft. (Cascade foothills).
Ranges in western North America.
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