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 Flower umbel Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Flowers Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaf attachment Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaves Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Plant - summer Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
A loosely ascending to horizontally spreading plant with a deep root and 1 to several sparingly branched stems. Stems are 2 to 4 inches long. Plants have a milky white sap.
Identification notes: Vegetative parts have short curly hairs; leaves erect, sub-opposite to irregularly alternate, oblong, wrinkled on margins; head-like flower clusters, mostly more than 10 flowered, 5 green to purplish petals, white to yellow horn-like appendages.
Height:
Under 6 inches
Habitat Description: Sandy desert scrub, chaparral, grasslands, dry plains, mesas, and oak-pine woodlands, on flats and in arroyos.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 7000 feet
Color:
Whitish, greenish to purplish, yellow
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Apr - Jul
Description:
Greenish-white large showy clusters of flowers subtended by 1 to 4 bracts. The 5-parted flowers include sepals, petals, a crown (corona) arising from the middle of the petals, upright white to yellow hoods that look like petals and horns.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate and opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Short hairs on leaves and stems. Leaves have wavy edges that appear white due to hairs. Leaves are mostly erect, subopposite to irregularly alternate with short stems. The leaves are wider at the base narrowing to a tip.
Fruit Color: Green turning to brown
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: Erect pods.
Seed Notes: Fluffy silky tufts of hairs are attached to the round flat seeds.
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