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 Flowers Willow Lake TrSue Smith |  Flowers Willow Lake TrSue Smith |  Leaves Willow Lake TrSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Lake TrSue Smith |  Stem Willow Lake TrSue Smith | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Annual to biennial herb from a stout taproot; stem solitary, erect, coarse, branching near the top; herbage clothed with soft long hairs, sometimes glandular.
Identification notes: Stout taproot; stem solitary, erect, coarse, branching near the top; leaves alternate along the stems and in a basal cluster; blades lance-ovate to narrowly elliptic; flowers small, white to pink; fruit is woody capsule not splitting open.
Height:
6 feet
Habitat Description: Found in weedy habitats such as desert washes, fields, pastures, and stream sides.
Plant Communities:
Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 7000 feet
Color:
White to pink
Shape:
Irregular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Oct
Description:
Tiny 4-petaled flowers to 3/8 inch long and 3/16 inch wide. The stamens have reddish-brown anthers. Appears in dense, hairy, bending spike-like raceme to 18 inches long. Flowers open in the evening.
Leaf Color:
Dark green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Lance shaped. Basal leaves appear in rosette to 8 inches long. Leaves on stem are velvety to 4 inches long.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Hard, pod-like, 4-winged, woody and nutlike. Widest near the base and does not open at maturity.
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