Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Macrosiphonia brachysiphon - Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet Macrosiphonia brachysiphon - Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet
Scientific Name: Macrosiphonia brachysiphon (Telosiphonia brachysiphon)
Common Name: Huachuca Mountain Rocktrumpet
Flower Color: White to tinged with pink
Plant Type: Subshrub, Herb, Perennial
Height: To 2 feet (61 cm) tall
Date Observed: August 25, 2007 & Sept. 22, 2006
Notes: The 3 inch (7.6 cm) long, tubular flowers are nocturnal, very fragrant, and have 5 oval lobes. The flower buds are pink. The 2 follicle fruits are 5 inches (13 cm) long and covered in red fuzz. The leaves are oval, green, and opposite. It blooms in the late summer.
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