Species Detail Forb

Flowers Granite Mtn - Tr 308 - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Acourtia wrightii - brownfoot Synonyms: Perezia wrightii Other Common Names: Wright's desertpeony, pink perezzia Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Asteraceae
Flowers Granite Mtn - Tr 308 - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: A many branched and leafy plant with masses of fragrant pink flowers.
Identification notes: Shrub-like perennial; branched; some leaves clasping, some with short stems, leaves ovate to lance-shaped, toothed on margins; flower heads of 4 to 11 pink flowers, bract tips rounded to shortly acute; brown woolly hairs on base of stems.
Height: To 4 feet

Habitat

Habitat Description: Found on rocky slopes, in gravelly or sandy soils.
Plant Communities: Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: Below 6000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Pink, purple Shape: Daisy or dandelion-like in round clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Jan - Jul
Description: Fragrant, rose-pink flower heads are massed in clusters at the top of the stems. Clusters can be 4 inches in diameter. Sometimes blooms later than July.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green, grayish-green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Round or oval Leaf Margin: Toothed Leaf Attachment: Alternate Leaves Clasp: Y
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves are slightly wavy on the edges and finely toothed with no stem or a short stem, sometimes clasping. Brown, wooly hairs at the base of the stems.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: White
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Achenes have many white bristles or hairs.


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