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Columbia Puccoon
( Lithospermum ruderale )
Lithospermum ruderale
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About Columbia Puccoon (Lithospermum ruderale)
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Lithospermum ruderale
is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name western stoneseed. It is native to western Canada and the western United States, where it can be found in many types of habitat. It is a hairy perennial herb growing from a taproot and woody caudex. It produces a cluster of erect leafy stems 20 to 50 centimeters tall. The stems are lined with lance-shaped leaves up to 8 centimeters long. Bunches of flowers appear toward the top of the stem amongst the leaves. The corolla is light yellow and about a centimeter long and wide. This plant was used as a contraceptive by several Native American groups, including the Navajo and Shoshone. Studies on mice showed the plant reduced their fertility.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
0.7 - 1.6 ft tall
Form
Mounding
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flower Color
White, Yellow
Flowering Season
Spring
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
likely
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Police Car Moth
Gnophaela vermiculata
Gnophaela vermiculata
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Gray Ethmia Moth
Ethmia monticola
Ethmia monticola
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Soil Description
Prefers loamy soils
Natural Setting
Site Type
Open, dry slopes, plains, steppe,
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 12.5" - 63.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.80" - 2.68", Coldest Month: 28.1" - 46.8", Hottest Month: 50.4" - 71.3", Humidity: 0.99" - 20.91", Elevation: 2261" - 7805"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Western Gromwell, Western Stoneseed
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Columbia Puccoon
Lithospermum ruderale
Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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