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 Leaf Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Liz Makings @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Fruit Liz Makings @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Fruit Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Large tuber-like taproot; stems trailing to ascending, with scattered coarse star-shpaed hairs, solitary yellowish-orange flowers.
Identification notes: Stems trail along the ground; toothed leaves symmetric at their base; sparse star-shaped hairs all over; yellowish-orange petals have a narrow base; sepals greatly enlarged in fruit, forming an inflated lantern that encloses the much smaller fruit.
Height:
Up to 3 feet
Habitat Description: In canyons and along waterways in rich soils.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Riparian
Elevation: 2500 - 5000 feet
Color:
Yellowish-orange
Shape:
Regular not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - Oct
Description:
Solitary flowers in stem axils; 5 petals overlapping, heart-shaped (calyx lobes broadly cordate) and strongly angled basally.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Coarsely hairy, stemmed leaves, broad at the base coming to a point with toothed edges, 1 to 2 inches long. Stems trailing or erect, covered with coarse hairs.
Fruit Color: Blackish
Fruit Notes: 1/2 inch diameter, dry, hairless lantern-shaped with ridges that open upon maturity, contains a light green wheel-like segmented fruit within, with up to 11 segments.
Seed Notes: Each segment contains a solitary 1/16 inch slightly hairy seed.
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