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 Flowers 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:
Annual
General Desc:
Narrow leaves in a grass-like basal tuft; stems erect and leafless, terminating in a dense spike of flowers; herbage hairy throughout.
Identification notes: Basal leaves, spreading to nearly erect, densely hairy, less than 1/2 inch wide, narrow, tapering to a point, toothless, stalkless. Multiple flowering stems from the base. Flowers perfect (male and female). Lower bracts lance-like, longer than the sepals.
Height:
2 to 10 inches
Habitat Description: Deserts, grasslands, interior chapparral and oak/pinon/juniper woodlands; along roads, mesas, slopes.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 7100 feet
Color:
Greenish and white
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Feb - Aug
Description:
Green and white flowers in dense cylindrical spikes up to 5 inches long at the tops of the leafless stems. Each flower is subtended by a green linear-triangular bract that is a little shorter than the flower.
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:
Hairy, long, narrow basal leaves, 1 to 6 inches long with pointed tip. Leaf surfaces covered with shaggy hairs.
Fruit Color: Reddish to brownish
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Fruits split in half to release 2 seeds.
Seed Notes: Brown to red-brown seeds.
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