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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Annual; leaves all basal, small, narrow, somewhat rigid; flowers on scape (leafless flower stalk rising from ground), 2 to 12 inches tall, cluster of greenish or brownish spikes, flowers in whorls or pairs, petals taper to a point, 3/4 to 2 inches long.
Identification notes: Herbage hairy, long shaggy or silky hairs; leaves somewhat rigid, turning dark with drying, long and narrow; bracts below flowers, rounded, margins membranous, not exceeding the sepals; flowers in elongated clusters with male and female parts, white.
Height:
Flower spikes to 1 foot
Habitat Description: Clearings in pine forests.
Plant Communities:
Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 6000 - 7500 feet
Color:
Greenish or brownish
Shape:
Inconspicuous in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Sep
Description:
Flowers on scape (leafless flower stalk rising from ground); flower spike with bracts below flowers, rounded, not exceeding sepals, margins membranous, about as long as sepals or shorter; sepals about 1/16 inch long; petals about 1/16 inch long.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves narrow, somewhat rigid, gradually narrowed to stalks which may be as long or longer than blades; 1 to 4 inches long and 1/16 to 1/4 inch wide; dense with long, soft hairs.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Seed Notes: Seeds black or nearly so, 2 per capsule.
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