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 Flower Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Leaves Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaves Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Plant - spring Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant with seed pods Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Fruit Willow Dells TrSue Smith |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
A clump-forming plant with an upright or sprawling habit. The stems are densely covered with minute hairs. Milkweeds are the primary food source for Monarch caterpillars.
Identification notes: Several stemmed perennial; woody rhizome; leaves alternate, narrow, tapering, ascending; flowers in large head-like clusters, individual flowers bowl-shaped, 5 greenish-white petals with horn-like purplish appendages (hoods), petals erect in full flower.
Height:
1 to 2 feet
Habitat Description: Dry plains, slopes, and clearings in oak woodlands and pine forests.
Plant Communities:
Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3000 - 9000 feet
Color:
Greenish-white
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Apr - Aug
Description:
Rounded 3 to 4 inches wide clusters of fragrant greenish-white flowers that are to 1/2 inch wide, 5-parted and include sepals, petals, a (corona) arising from the middle of the petals, upright hoods that look like petals and purplish horns.
Leaf Color:
Dark green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Narrow, 4 to 8 inches long with a grayish mid-vein, pointed tips and wavy edges that curl upward. The long, thick, narrow leaves are often folded lengthwise.
Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: Stout, 6 inches long, green pod with olive-green and pink streaks. Pod has lengthwise wrinkles and a pointed tip. As they grow and begin to curve, they resemble antelope horns.
Seed Notes: Pod contains flat brown seeds.
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