An abundance of long, fringed, lemon-yellow trumpets makes Lithospermum incisum a most attractive plant in bloom.  Typically the plant grows low to the ground but may be as tall as twenty inches.  Notice last year's dried flower stems.

Semi-desert, foothills. Canyons, shrublands, woodlands. Spring.
Canyonlands National Park, Utah, April 18, 2004.

Montane, subalpine. Woodlands, openings. Summer.
West Mancos Trail, June 26, 2004.
Near Dolores-Norwood Road, June 15, 2006.
Lone Mesa State Park, June 11, 2008.

Bright yellow tubular flowers, narrow, slightly toothed leaves; and a clumpy growth pattern characterize Lithospermum multiflorum.  Stems lean outward in all directions.  Flowers overall are smaller, have a much shorter tube, and have a more open throat than those of Lithospermum incisum.

Foothills. Woodlands. Spring.

Mesa Verde National Park, near amphitheater, May 16, 2001.

This Puccoon grows in crowded, tall, thick clumps and is common in Oakbrush woods.  Lithospermum ruderale has yellow-green, hairy stems and tiny pale yellow-to-greenish-white flowers.

Foothills. Woodlands. Spring.
Mesa Verde National Park, near amphitheater, May 14, 2004.