| Common Name |
Prince's Plume, Desert Princesplume |
| Latin Name |
Stanleya pinnata |
| Native Habitat |
Creosote bush scrub below 6,000 feet in Colorado,
southwestern U.S. and Mexico, likes selenium in soil |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
None to once per month |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 6 feet X 5 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Pungent oils discourage some browsers |
| Leaves |
Bluish green leafy limbs |
| Garden Suitability |
Fragrant, Hummingbird, Songbird, Thornless, Sonoran,
Moonlight |
| Ornamental Value |
3 foot yellow flower spikes bloom April through
September |
| Nature Value |
Ingestion can cause selenium poisoning |
| Native American Uses |
None |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Yellow%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/stanleya%20pinnata.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=STPI |
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Stanleya+pinnata&title_tag=Stanleya+pinnata |
| Nursery, images and
data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/658.htm |
| Nursery, mages and data |
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/92870/ |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=STPI |
