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 Leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
A small herb with basal leaves and erect, red stems, usually branched near the base. Nodding inflorescence of tiny white flowers at the end of the stems.
Identification notes: Petals about 1/8 inch long, spatulate; style shorter than the petals. Capsules cylindric, linear, straight or nearly so. Flowers white in terminal spikes.
Height:
3 to 20 inches
Habitat Description: Sandy slopes and flats in desert scrub habitats to 4000 feet.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 4000 feet
Color:
White to reddish
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Mar - Jun
Description:
Inflorescence produces several tiny flowers, each with white petals less than 1/8 inch long and drying to dull red. Inflorescence is nodding before bloom.
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:
Leaves narrow, lance-shaped or oval, up to 3 inches and marked with red dots. Stem is erect, hairy, reddish in color and up to 20 inches tall.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: The fruit is a capsule, 1 to 2 inches long. Capsule is split lengthwise into two parts.
Seed Notes: Seeds less than 3/8 inch long, 1/16 inch thick, minutely pitted in rows.
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