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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Generally widely spreading, without hairs, bracts scale-like; flower cluster bracts on stalks that are bent downward; flowers white to pinkish, without hairs, outer lobes generally heart-shaped, inner narrow.Â
Identification notes: Annual, rarely perennial, erect stems, branching unevenly, generally widely spreading; leaves basal, densely hairy on both sides; flower and sepals without hairs, flowers somewhat bell-shaped, petals white, light pink or dark pink, stems bend downward.
Height:
To 12 inches
Habitat Description: Washes, roadsides, disturbed areas, on dry flats, conspicuous along roadsides.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 5200 feet
Color:
White to dark pink
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
0 - Dec
Description:
Unevenly branched flower stems, generally widely spreading, without hairs, bracts scale-like, on reflexed stalks, flowers white to pink, without hairs, outer lobes generally heart-shaped at base, inner narrow.
Leaf Color:
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves basal; stems usually hairy; leaves heart-shaped to nearly round, densely white-hairy, lower leaf surface less hairy, margins smooth; basal leaves, round to kidney-shaped, white-woolly below, very hairy above.
Fruit Color: Brown to dark brown
Fruit Type: Achene
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