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 Leaves 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) |  Seeds 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:
Erect and stemless; leaves originate from a crown at the base of the plant; a winter annual; leaves lie flat on the ground in a rosette before spring growth.
Identification notes: Annual; leaves few to many, basal, short stemmed, narrow at base, pointed at tip, sparsely hairy, distinctly 3-veined, may have widely-spaced teeth on margins; flowers whitish, in cylindrical spikes; sepals short, pointed; seeds dark red.
Height:
12 inches
Habitat Description: Rocky or sandy soils, grasslands, disturbed areas, common in shrub-lands.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 5700 feet
Color:
Whitish
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - May
Description:
Spikes 3/4 to 16 inches; stalks to 1 inch long; hairy; bracts spear-shaped to broadly triangular; 1/16 to 1/4 inch long oval sepals; thin, dry margins; long, stiff hairs; petals erect; enclosing capsule, lance-shaped, 1/16 to 1/8 inch.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Basal; stalks often reddish at base; blades lance-like, narrow at base; to 4 inches long and to 3/4 inch wide; lightly hairy; 3 veins; margins smooth or toothed with 2 to 4 teeth; tip tapering to a point.
Fruit Color: Dark red
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Oval; to 1/4 inch long.
Seed Notes: 2 seeds; 1/16 inch long, about 1/16 inch wide; breaking at middle.
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