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 Flower stalk Anthony Mendoza @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Attribution-Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) |  Leaf Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Strong scented plant with hairy simple or few branched glandular erect stems; pinnatifid (cleft) green leaves; green coils produce deep purple or bluish-purple bell-shaped flower clusters that bloom centrally first and then on sides.
Identification notes: Deeply pinnatifid (cleft) leaves, lower lobes cleft to the midrib, upper lobes shallowly cleft; upper leaves mostly stemless; flowers purple, bell-shaped, yellow stamens extend beyond the petals, in curled clusters; sepal lobes broad, pointed.
Height:
4 to 24 inches
Habitat Description: Found in sand and clay soils in plains, mesas and gravelly foothills.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands
Elevation: Below 4500 feet
Color:
Blue to purple to white (basally)
Shape:
Bell-shaped in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Jan - Jun
Description:
Showy dense 5-lobed bell-shaped flowers; stamens (male reproductive part) projecting 1/8 to 1/2 inch beyond petals with yellow anthers (pollen producing); flower heads coiled initially gradually blooming centrally and then peripherally.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Dissected
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaf blades mostly oblong with few stiff hairs, lower leaves attached to stems, deeply cleft, upper leaves with shallow lobes attached to small stalks with coarse serrated edges. Green stems are simple or few branched, with soft or stiff short hairs.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Seed Notes: Usually 2 very small seeds (1/8 inch), elliptical to oblong, pitted.
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