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 Leaves Daniel McNair @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Flower, leaves and fruit Sue Carnahan @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Plant Sue Carnahan @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Fruit Sue Carnahan @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual or perennial
General Desc:
Stems to 39 inches and flexuous (zigzagged); reclining on ground with tips ascending; flowers with yellowish-white throats, anthers and stamens yellow, 5 petals with rounded tips, visible veining on surface of petals; hairs long and forked.
Identification notes: Leaves heart-shaped, margins round-toothed, dark green above, lighter below. Flowers white to yellowish-orange, throats yellow; anthers, stamens yellow, petals 5, tips rounded, visible venation; fruit segmented, reflexed, star-shaped, bract tips pointed.Â
Height:
Up to 39 inches
Habitat Description: Found on dry slopes, canyons, roadsides, and desert-scrub communities.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 3500 feet
Color:
White to yellowish-orange, yellow throats
Shape:
Regular not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jan - Dec
Description:
Flowers borne solitary in leaf axils on slender, zigzagged stalks; 5 petals, white to light yellowish-orange, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long with visible veining; anthers golden yellow, styles 10 to 12.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Other
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Alternate, heart-shaped and attached at wider end; 1/3 to 2-3/4 inches long; margins with rounded teeth; lower blades with short stalks, upper blades becoming progressively reduced and short-stalked or stalkless.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Rounded, inflated fruit resembles pincushion; 3/4 inch diameter; 10 to 12 segments; bending downward; longer than wide; small, star-shaped, bracts below have pointed tips;Â papery, silvery-shiny inside, outer surfaces with short bristles.
Seed Notes: 3 seeds per segment.
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