Hummingbird Trumpet
Epilobium canum
(Zauschneria californica)
This photo is hosted at Wikimedia and was photographed by Kurt Stueber.
FLOWER: Bright red, long, tubular flowers attended by hummingbirds.
There are four lobes and each has a distinct notch at the tip.
PERENNIAL HERB: Above ground entirely herbaceous from a perennial root
stock.
LEAVES: Elyptic leaves have nearly smooth margins and are mostly
alternate but may be opposite on lower stems.
RANGE: Uncommon in the Sonoran Desert. Found in moist, shady
canyons mostly above 900 m elevation.
FRUIT: Long-beaked capsules develop below the flower calyx/petals
(inferior ovary).
UNARMED.