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 Flower Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Leaves Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Perennial herb to subshrub, forming round clumps 2 to 3-1/2 feet in diameter; stems 15 to 24 inches long; diffusely branched; herbage without hairs or densely hairy.
Identification notes: 5-parted flowers, 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches long; 6 to 8 funnel-form flowers per whorl of bracts; fruit not strongly 5-angled.
Height:
1 to 3-1/2 feet
Habitat Description: Common in open sandy areas among juniper and pinyon, extends from creosote flats of the low desert to chaparral and into ponderosa pine forests, roadsides, open sand areas and mesas.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 2500 - 6500 feet
Color:
Purple to pink
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Apr - Sep
Description:
Magenta-purple sepals, funnel-shaped with no true petals, to 2-1/2 inches wide. Flowers are in groups of 6 to 8 and in leaf axils and open in late afternoon and wither the next morning.
Leaf Color:
Dark green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Triangular
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves spreading; blades at mid-stem ovate to widely ovate, base rounded to heart-shaped, often asymmetric, tip of leaves pointed or not pointed, rarely rounded. Stems and leaves without hairs to densely hairy.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Smooth or rough, ovate, 1/2 inch long, sometimes with tan and brown ribs.
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