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 Leaves Sue Carnahan @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Plant Paul Rothrock @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Fruit Paul Rothrock @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Tall, branching, bright green with reddish stems, smooth, juicy and ill-smelling; leaves large, roundly-narrow, 7 to 14 inches long, tapered at base and tips; elongated clusters of small, white flowers, with 5 petal-like sepals, pink to purple stems.
Identification notes: Tall, typically 6 to 10 feet, branching, reddish stems; leaves large, 7 to 14 inches long, thin, green on top, lighter below, tapered at both ends; flowers borne in pinkish stemmed elongated clusters, flower on short stems, white, sepals only.
Height:
6 to 10 feet
Habitat Description: Found in disturbed areas, open woods, damp thickets, clearings.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 4000 - 6000 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jul - Nov
Description:
Small, 5 petal-like red, white, or pinkish sepals; terminal clusters on short stems, spreading to drooping; appearing opposite the leaves; calyxes deeply lobed; stamens 10, generally in 1 whorl; styles and stigmas several, style edges turned upward.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Large, roundly-narrow, 7 to 14 inches long, tapered at base and tips, coarse texture.
Fruit Type: Berry-like
Fruit Notes: Fruit juicy, round berries, 1/4 to 1/2 inch diameter; dark purple to black at maturity, bright red when young; 10-celled berry; stems and stalks pink to purple.
Seed Notes: Seeds black and shiny, lens-shaped, 1/8 inch long.
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