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 Basal leaves Gordon Scott @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Perennial herb, erect to slightly spreading. Leaves mostly basal, hairy on both surfaces. Aerial flowering stems are erect, solid, not hollow, 4 to 12 inches long, without hairs.
Identification notes: Flowering stems erect, somewhat spreading; leaves basal, ovate to rounded, leaf blades hairy on both surfaces, sheath up stems. Sepals, petals yellowish to yellowish-red to reddish, without hairs; flowers in sparsely flowered, elongated clusters.
Height:
1 to 2-1/2 feet
Habitat Description: Sandy flats and gravelly washes, mixed grassland, saltbush, creosote bush, and mesquite communities. It rarely is common in any location.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands
Elevation: 1950 - 3600 feet
Color:
Yellowish to yellowish-red to reddish
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - Nov
Description:
Aerial flowering stems are erect, solid, 4 to 12 inches long, without hairs. Flowers in sparsely flowered, elongated clusters. Sepals and petals yellowish to yellowish-red to reddish, with greenish or reddish midribs. Bracts 3, scale-like, 1/16 inch long.
Leaf Color:
Grayish to bluish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
Y
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stems erect to slightly spreading. Leaves basal, sheathing up stems, leaf blades rounded and wavy, hairy on both surfaces, up to 6 inches; leaf stem up to 1 inch.
Fruit Color: Dark brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: 3-angled, up to 1/16th inch, without hairs.
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