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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Biennial
General Desc:
This plant is erect, with coarse, whitish hairs on the stems and minute hairs on the leaves.
Identification notes: Lower leaves are once pinnate; seeds in two rows in each cell of the ovary of at least some of the fruits.
Height:
2 feet
Habitat Description: Rocky basalt and limestone ridges, pinyon juniper grasslands, chaparral, ponderosa forest, gravel and sandy areas, disturbed sites, dry streams and washes.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 7500 feet
Color:
Yellow to whitish
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Oct
Description:
Flowers are minute and borne in long clusters at stem ends.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are generally basal, alternate, and pinnately lobed. Stems are erect, unbranched basally or branched proximally (close to the stem) and/or distally (far from the stem).
Fruit Color: Green to brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Fruit is a thin capsule with two halves and a distinct midvein. Capsule may be covered with fine hairs.
Seed Notes: There are many tiny brown seeds per capsule.
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