Two orange Alonsoa flowers have dark red centers and curved yellow stamens beside hairy buds

Alonsoa acutifolia

Name: Alonsoa acutifolia
Address: EC

Native to Peru, this perennial herb or small subshrub grows about 1 to 3 feet tall. Its square stems carry fine hairs, and the narrow, pointed leaves grow in opposite pairs with finely toothed margins. Reddish flowers with five unequal lobes form clusters at the stem tips, followed by seed capsules. In Peru, it grows on stony ground in grasslands and open places in Andean valleys. Photographed in the northeastern Andes of Ecuador.

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White Alonsoa flowers with red throat markings and yellow stamens line a green stalk

Three orange Alonsoa flowers surround a hairy green stalk with developing buds

White Alonsoa flowers bear curved yellow stamens and red throat patches beside green sepals

Two orange Alonsoa flowers face forward beneath reddish buds on a hairy stem

White Alonsoa flowers and drooping buds rise along an upright green stem

Numerous orange Alonsoa flowers grow among mixed vegetation and purple lupine flowers

Four white Alonsoa flowers project from an upright stalk with several green buds

An upright Alonsoa stem bears white flowers with yellow stamens against more flowering plants

Orange Alonsoa flowers on slender stalks grow behind white flower clusters and broad green leaves

Four white Alonsoa flowers open below green buds with yellow stamens extending from red-marked throats

Orange Alonsoa flowers dot tall green stems among grasses and purple lupines

Many white Alonsoa flowers rise on slender green stalks among dense leafy vegetation

An Alonsoa acutifolia flower has broad orange lobes surrounding a small dark throat and yellow stamens

Alonsoa acutifolia bears numerous small orange flowers along upright leafy stems