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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Distinguished by the large, elongated, oval, toothed leaves which are 3-lobed with 2 large sharp lobes at the base.
Identification notes: Stems erect to floppy; leaves much longer than wide, toothed, 3-lobed, 2 large sharp lobes at base; flowers reddish-pink to pale reddish-orange, 3 or more per node, in interrupted many-flowered elongated clusters; sepals densely hairy.
Height:
To 3 feet
Habitat Description: Found in sandy or loamy soil, sandy plains or waste areas.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 7000 feet
Color:
Reddish-pink, pale reddish-orange
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Oct
Description:
Flowers 3 or more per node; elongated clusters; flower stems shorter than sepals; calyx 1/4 to 1/2 inch; star-like to matted hairs; sharp or tapering lobes; petals 1/2 to 5/8 inch long.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stems to 1/16 inch long; short white hairs; erect, floppy or curving; blades 2 to 4 inches long; to 3/4 inch wide; somewhat heart-shaped at base; angled to 3-parted; scalloped or toothed margins.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Mericarp (split into separate 1-seeded segments at maturity); 1/16 to 1/4 inch; longer than wide; splitting section about as large as the body.
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