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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Intricately branched clumps of spreading green stems; hairy, oval leaves around base of stems; spreading array of tiny flowers with darker red midribs; each individual flower under 1/16 inch wide with fuzzy texture.
Identification notes: Plants annuals, rarely perennial, diffused branching form tight mounds; flowering stems can be glandular; leaf blades basal, rounded to spatula-like, hairy, sometimes surrounding the lower stems; flowers hairy, white to pink or red, rarely yellow.
Height:
Spreading 4 to 10 inches
Habitat Description: Granite sandy flats and slopes, mixed grassland, chaparral, and sagebrush communities, oak and montane conifer woodlands.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 4200 - 10500 feet
Color:
White to pink or red
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Oct
Description:
Small flower clusters open from center outward, glandular above nodes; bracts whorled on thread-like, spreading stalks, less than 1/16 inch, hairless, not ribbed; outer part of flower less than 1/16 inch long, slightly hairy; no petals, colored sepals.
Leaf Color:
Green
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:
Basal leaves; stalk to 3/4 inch long, hairy, slightly winged; blade spatula-shape, simple, 3/4 to 2-1/2 inches long and 3/4 inch wide, hairy on both surfaces; margins smooth, often fringed with hairs.
Fruit Color: Brown to blackish
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Triangular, 1/16 inch long, hairless.
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