Kelloggia galioides

Kelloggia galioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Kelloggia
Species:	K. galioides
Binomial name
	Kelloggia galioides; Torr.

Kelloggia galioides is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family known by the common name milk kelloggia. It is a perennial herb that is native to the Western United States.

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]

Distribution and habitat

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.

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[jepson-1] Jepson: Kelloggia galioides

[2] USDA: Kelloggia galioides

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