Species Detail Forb

Flower stalk Iron Springs Rd - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Emmenanthe penduliflora - whisperingbells Other Common Names: yellow bells, golden bells Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Flower stalk Iron Springs Rd - Sue Smith


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Flower Iron Springs Rd Sue Smith	Plant - summer Iron Springs Rd Sue Smith

Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual Similar Species: Phacelia
General Desc: Simple to much branched heavy-scented plants. The dried-up, paper-like flower petals remaining on the plant rustle in light breezes.
Identification notes: Annual herb with leafy stems, cream-colored to pale yellow drooping flowers mostly attached on one side of the stem; stamens distributed evenly and not exerted, the ovary partly divided into 2 cells by the intrusion of the placentas.
Height: 20 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Gravelly or rocky soil on slopes, along streams, usually under bushes. Often found in burned areas.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 4000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Pale yellow to cream Shape: Bell-shaped in elongated clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Mar - Jun
Description: Nodding flowers hang from very slender stalks. Flowers have 5 united petals, up to 1/2 inch long; flowers are arranged in loosely branched clusters.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Grayish-green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Pinnatifid Leaf Margin: Lobed Leaf Attachment: Basal and alternate Leaves Clasp: Y
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Pinnately lobed to 4 inches long. Stems covered with sticky hairs emitting a somewhat unpleasant odor.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Fruit capsule is about 1/4 inch long and 1/10 inch wide; glandular.
Seed Notes: Seeds are brown, flat, oval and surface honeycombed. 6 to 15 seeds.


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