Yellow Puccoon
| Plant Profile | |
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Common Name: Yellow Puccoon Other Names: Narrowleaf Gromwell Species Name: Lithospermum incisum Plant Type: Forb Family Name: Boraginaceae, Borage Family |
Examples of Yellow PuccoonLithospermum incisum
| Plant Facts | |
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| Origin | Native |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Distribution in the U.S. | Ontario and Manitoba in the northeast to British Columbia, Utah and Nevada in the west; northern Mexico, New Mexico and Texas in the south |
| Distribution in Oklahoma | Throughout the state |
ID Characteristics
- Field Identification Characteristics
Vegetative
- Dark green foliage
- Leaves oblong and narrow; at base along stem and clustered beneath flowers
- Stems erect and branching from base
Floral
- Bright yellow to yellow-orange tubular flowers terminating in 5 petals
- Leaf and Stem Characteristics
- Leaf Type: Simple
- Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
- Leaf Shape: Linear to lanceolate
- Stipules: Absent
- Floral Characteristics
- Petal Number: 5, fused
- Flower Color: Pale yellow or yellow-orange
- Flower Timing: April-June
- Fruit Type: Nutlets
| Habitat/Ecology | |
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| Soil Type | Clay, loam and sandy soils |
| Habitat | Prairies and open woods |
| Successional Stage | Mid to late |
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