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 Plant University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) | | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Stems erect with ascending branches; leaves and stems with or without hairs. Leaves erect, narrow; petals white, short, less than 1/16 inch long; capsule erect, barely flattened; stemmed.
Identification notes: Diffusely branched, often no central stem, hairs sparse; leaves narrow, to 1 inch long, alternate, somewhat reduced up the stems; flowers white fading pink or red, petals <1/16 inch, stigmas head-like; fruit capsules <1/4 inch, not hairy; seeds in 2 rows.
Height:
4 to 16 inches
Habitat Description: Wet meadows, drying margins, open places in pine forests.
Plant Communities:
Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 6400 - 7500 feet
Color:
White, fade pink to red
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Jun - Sep
Description:
Clusters of flowers in leaf axils; leaf-like bracts hide flowers and fruits; flowers open at dawn, have 4 petals and 4 sepals, sepals bend downward at flowering; stigma head-like, surrounded by anthers at flowering.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stems erect or spreading, reddish, branched at base, secondary branching uncommon, smooth to hairy; leaves only slightly reduced up the stem, crowded, to 1 inch long, short-stemmed; blade narrowly lance-like or somewhat rounded.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Ascending, flattened, 1/2 inch long, not constricted between seeds; grooved along midline, smooth or slightly knobby.
Seed Notes: Light to dark brown, forms 2 even rows in capsules, 14 to 34 per capsule.
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