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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Erect with branching throughout. Stems shining white with short hairs. Flowers are at the end of stems.
Identification notes: White stems, branching; basal leaves, stem leaves alternate, no stalk; blades lanceolate, lobed margins; leaf surfaces with barbed hairs; yellow or orange flower clusters at branch tips, petals to 1/4 inch; capsules club-shaped; seeds not winged.
Height:
4 to 16 inches
Habitat Description: Dry meadows and hillsides, gravel fans, washes, scrub to pinyon juniper woodland.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 6000 feet
Color:
Yellow or orange
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Feb - Aug
Description:
Flowers are in clusters of 1 to 3 at stem tops; petals 5, to 1/4 inch long; stamens 15 to 25, shorter than petals.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves without stems, 1 to 4 inches long, oblong, with pointed tips; edges deeply lobed, comb-like, toothed or smooth. Leaves are rough to the touch. Barbed hairs cause leaves to stick to clothing.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Fruit capsules often long-tapering to base, club-like.
Seed Notes: Seeds are not winged, those in upper half of capsule grain-like.
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