P. leonardi anthers are
dehisced (split along a natural line)
at the proximal end (see the white
slit at end of anthers)
A more pink P. leonardi from Tony
Grove 9 July 2016
Photos
©Nicky Davis
Photographed
at Tony Grove, Cache County, Utah on 9 July
2016
Native Perennial,
lanceolate, opposite leaves, simple leaves
attached to the stem with a stalk, purple
flowers directly attach to the stalk (sessile),
found in areas of dry rocky sagebrush, Gambel
Oak or spruce-fir vegetated slopes at 6500 feet
- 9800 foot elevation
Per Andrey Zharkikh, an
identification tool is the dehisced (torn or
split) anthers at the proximal end found only in
P. patricus, P. leonardii, P. platyphyllus, P.
sepalulus
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