No listed varieties
Non-Native (Mediterranean regions of Europe)
Note unique flower and bracts on tall erect stem. Pre-bloomed flower head is held inside long (1-3 inches) pyrimidal green bracts. Purple (ray) petals of varying length (multi-diameter), with yellow anthers on black filaments. Green bracts are longer than outer purple petals. Clasping leaves.
north Puget Sound
TRAIL: West Side Road
HABITAT: rocky coastal bluff
ELEVATION: 20 meters (70 feet)
BLOOM TIME: 08-JUN
