Species Detail Forb

Flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Drymaria molluginea - slimleaf drymary Synonyms: Drymaria sperguloides, Arenaria molluginea, Alsine molluginea Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Caryophyllaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual
General Desc: Inconspicuous herb with small white flowers which are deeply lobed and fringed at the tip; leaves appear to be whorled although they are actually a bunch of leaves growing crowded together.
Identification notes: Small annual herb, hairless or having some granules but not covered with a powdered coat, erect stems; simple or with opposite narrow leaves in whorl-like arrangements; white flowers with petals of variable shapes and sizes and fringed tips.
Height: To 12 Inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Found in rocky to sandy soils, in open places.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 4000 - 8000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White Shape: Daisy or dandelion-like not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Aug - Sep
Description: Prominent mid-vein in sepals, arcing outward at mid-section; petals with up to 4 divisions, on thin pedicels in a branching flower head, each branch may bear a flower or flowers.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Thin and narrow with a rounded or pointed tip, tending to cluster at the nodes in whorl-line arrangements, stipules (outgrowth on base of leaf stalk) present on basal leaves; no stem or short stem on blades; blades 1 inch long, 1/16 inch wide.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Dark brown to purplish
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Rounded.
Seed Notes: Horseshoe-shaped, 1/16 inch long; small bumps on surface.


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