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 Flowers Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaves and stem Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Leaves Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith |  Plant - summer Granite Mtn - Tr 308Sue Smith | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Penstemon
General Desc:
A hummingbird magnet, somewhat shrubby green plant, often many branched with brilliant red or orange, trumpet-shaped flowers blooming in profusion near ends, commonly oriented in the same direction.
Identification notes: Rhizomatous perennial, leaves alternate or opposite on short stalks, elliptical with toothed edges and alike. Tubular flowers solitary or in terminal clusters, reddish to orange. Fruit is an elongated capsule. Small seeds have a tuft of hair on one end.
Height:
12 to 24 inches
Habitat Description: Found in canyons and washes, dry slopes and wet soils.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 4000 - 7000 feet
Color:
Orange to red
Shape:
Irregular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Jun - Oct
Description:
Flowers are 1-1/2 inches long, flaring at the mouth into 4 wrinkled petals and protruding reddish-orange flower parts; each petal is notched in the center; flowers are grouped toward the top of the stem.
Leaf Color:
Green, grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate and opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Elliptical leaves, 1/2 to 2 inches long; hairy, sticky, with edges finely toothed; lower leaves opposite, upper leaves alternate and much smaller.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Cylindrical beaked hairy capsule, 3/4 inch long.
Seed Notes: Small seeds have a tuft of hair on one end.
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