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 Leaf Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Fruit Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual or perennial Similar Species: Ditaxis claryana, D. adenophora, D. cyanophylla, D. lanceolata, D. mercurialina
General Desc:
Annual or short-lived perennial, to 14 inches tall; single-sexed flowers, much branched and densely hairy (pubescent) with stiff, coarse hairs.
Identification notes: Single-sexed flowers in axilary elongated clusters. The claws (narrow petal base) of the male flowers not united with the stamens. Leaves without glandular teeth, sometimes margins are serrated; appressed, long, silver hairs all over.
Height:
4 to 14 inches
Habitat Description: Desert scrub, sandy and rocky slopes, calcareous soils and along washes.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral
Elevation: 1000 - 4000 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Feb - Sep
Description:
Flower stems congested in leaf axils, <1/8 inch; 5 sepals pointed, long soft hairs, 1/8 to 1/4 inch; petals 5, smooth, egg-shaped, white with red-purple veins; male petals exceed sepals, female petals do not; leaf margins without gland-tipped teeth.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Broadly elliptic, narrow at base, pointed at tip, sometimes blunt, 1/2 to 1-1/2 inches, margins entire or with a few small teeth; leaves longer, broader, greener, not as thick and less hairy during warm, wet conditions.
Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Depressed-globose capsule 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide, densely long hairs.
Seed Notes: Seeds egg-shaped, about 1/16 inch long, light brown, with shallow pits marked with radiating lines.
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