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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Low growing annual with sticky, hairy green leaves and stems; white to bright pink, 5-petaled, tubular flowers in a terminal cluster.
Identification notes: Small, no more than 8 inches tall, branched annual. Leaves are smooth margined, narrow, opposite, hairy and sticky (glandular). Small flowers are usually in pairs, white to pink, 5 petaled, petals notched at the tips.
Height:
8 inches
Habitat Description: Open grassy areas. Dry to moist places.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 3000 - 7000 feet
Color:
White to bright pink
Shape:
Regular in clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Mar - Aug
Description:
Flowers have 5 petals that are notched at the tips. They are white to bright pink with a long, slender yellow-throated tube and bright yellow stamens. Flowers are to 1/8 inch wide and 1/2 inch long in a terminal cluster.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are dark green above and lighter green beneath to 3 inches long. Leaves and stems are very sticky and hairy.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Less than 1/4 inch long.
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