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Plant
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Forb Plant Description
Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Several stems from a common base. Prostrate except for branches which turn upward. Identification notes: Corolla tube only slightly longer than the calyx. Spikes of flowers are mostly broad and dense, the corollas relatively large and showy. The sterile lobe of the style surpasses the fertile lobe. Height:
Prostrate 1/2 to 3 feet Habitat
Color:
Pink to purple
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Apr - Jun Description:
Flowering period depends on available moisture.
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Dissected
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are dissected and toothed. Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Fruit Color: Gray to brown Fruit Type: Nutlet Fruit Notes: Nutlets are 5-toothed and 5-ribbed. Seed Notes: 1 seed per nutlet.
Arizona Cooperative Extension
Yavapai County
840 Rodeo Dr #C
Prescott, AZ 86305
(928) 445-6590