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 Flower stalk Hwy 97Sue Smith |  Leaves and stem Hwy 97Sue Smith |  Plant - summer Hwy 97Sue Smith |  Stem Hwy 97Sue Smith | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
An upright plant with long, narrow leaves, bristly hairs covering leaves and stems. The small, yellow to yellowish-orange flowers are tubular atop a flower spike coiled in a manner resembling the neck of a fiddle, thus its common name fiddleneck.
Identification notes: Unbranched stems covered with long, white, firm, bristly hairs; flowers 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, 1/16 to 1/8 inch wide, yellow to yellowish-orange, petals fused into a tube for most of their length then separating into 5 rounded lobes.
Height:
To 20 inches
Habitat Description: Fields, roadsides and dry open desert and upland areas.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 4000 feet
Color:
Yellow to orange
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Mar - May
Description:
Yellow flowers are small and tubular shaped with 5 rounded yellow to orange lobes usually with red-orange marks. They are clustered along a coiled terminal flower spike. As the flowers open, the coil uncurls.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
The long, narrow leaves and upright stems are covered in bristly hairs. Stem leaves are alternate with short or no stems.
Fruit Color: Brown to black
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Nutlets are erect, triangular and have a rough, bumpy surface and each contains 1 seed.
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