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 Leaves and stems Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Leaves Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Nutlets (fruit) Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Roots Willow Dells TrSue Smith | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Rounded to cushion-like or taller than wide; taproot generally red, red roots bleed a red stain; roots purple when dry; stem branched throughout; branches spreading to erect. Flower spikes are only mildly curving, flowers white.
Identification notes: Taproot bleeds a red stain; stems slender, branched mostly above, covered in small, appressed hairs; nutlets sit on top of a dilated receptacle that is longer than the nutlets; style is visible at the top of the nutlets, nutlets open longitudinally.
Height:
2 to 6 inches
Habitat Description: Found on sandy soil, common in creosote shrub lands.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 2000 - 7000 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Feb - Jun
Description:
Tiny white flowers, less than 1/8 inch, on small, terminal clusters that are curving but not as strongly as other Cryptantha.
Leaf Color:
Bright green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate and opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Lower leaves opposite, upper leaves alternate. Leaves approximately 1/4 inch long.
Fruit Color: Green turning to brown
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Nutlets 4, all the same size, lance-like in shape, with rounded margins.
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