Species Detail Forb

Flower Verde River below Sycamore Cyn - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Kallstroemia parviflora - warty caltrop Synonyms: Kallstroemia intermedia Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Zygophyllaceae
Flower Verde River below Sycamore Cyn - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual Similar Species: Kallstroemia californica
General Desc: Prostrate annual herb with opposite, even-pinnate leaves; orange 5-petaled flowers on stems emerging from the leaf axils.
Identification notes: Flowers of 5 petals up to 1/2 inch long, orange-yellow fading to white; the beak of the fruit is stout, up to 1/4 inch long and longer than the fruit (nutlet). Leaves have 3-5 pairs of oblong leaflets that taper at both ends.
Height: 20 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Found on plains, mesas, gentle slopes and flats and disturbed areas.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 5500 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Orange-yellow to orange Shape: Regular not in clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Jul - Oct
Description: Flowers are solitary with 5 orange-yellow, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long petals; flowers arise from leaf axils; flower stems are 1-1/2 inches long; flower bracts (sepals) are hairy and persist in fruit.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Compound Leaf Shape: Round or oval Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Opposite Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves are pinnately compound with 3 to 5 pairs of leaflets. Leaf stems are 1/4 inch long. Leaflets are oblong to 1/2 inch long.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Fruit is a 1/8 inch long and 1/4 inch wide capsule; beak of the fruit is up to 1/4 inch long, longer than the capsule. Fruit is dry and splits into ten one-seeded, oval, one-beaked, wrinkled sections.


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