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 Ligule Patrick Alexander @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:
Annual Similar Species: Euphorbia aliceae, E. aliciae.
General Desc:
Low annual herb, 6 to 8 inches tall; stems erect and branching, with branches spreading to ascending, often forked near the flower clusters at branch tips; plant minutely hairy.
Identification notes: Annual, branches often arch; stems often somewhat hairy, leaf blades stemmed, narrow, margins toothed; flower cluster gland appendages usually present, petal-like, white to pink, not covering the 4 to 5 yellow to pink glands.
Height:
6 to 8 inches
Habitat Description: Found in dry rocky spots, desert scrub, grasslands, grassy plains with mesquite, oak and oak-juniper woodlands.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 4000 - 6000 feet
Color:
Yellow, pink, whitish
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Sep
Description:
Bracts form a cup with 4 yellow to pink glands around edge, each with white to pink petal-like appendages, sometimes divided into triangular lobes; ring of inconspicuous male flowers, each with single stamen; single, stalked female flower, lacks petals.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves narrow and opposite, 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches long, sharply serrated; most leaves clustered near branch tips and forking; short leaf stalks, with tiny gland appendages at the base of the leaf stems; midvein visible.
Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules angled, distinctly 3-lobed, oblong, 1/8 inch wide, sparsely hairy.
Seed Notes: Seeds white to gray or light brown, egg-shaped, wart-like bumps, bluntly 4-angled in cross-section, with 2 to 3 transverse ridges (right angles to length of the seed).
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