About Saltugilia splendens (Douglas ex H.Mason & A.D.Grant) L.A.Johnson
Saltugilia splendens is a gangly wildflower that grows an erect stem with very slender branches, reaching a maximum height of about 80 centimeters. The stem is mostly bare, with most of the plant's intricately lobed leaves growing in a basal rosette near ground level. It produces an open inflorescence, with tiny flowers borne at the tips of thin, gland-dotted branches. Each flower is a pinkish, trumpet-shaped bloom up to around one centimeter long, with protruding blue to lavender style and stamens. Its fruit is a capsule less than one centimeter long.
