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 Flowers Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Ries Lindley @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) |  Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Stevia serrata, S. lemmonii
General Desc:
Herbaceous perennial; stems minutely hairy; leaves oblong to lancelike, opposite, toothed, and not stemmed; Flowers organized as a large-rounded cluster made up of smaller, 5-flowered clusters; petals white to purple.
Identification notes: Differentiate from Stevia serrata by the few, opposite leaves. Herbage slightly hairy; leaves stemless, ellipitical to oblong to lance-like, network of veins lower surface; flower heads of small white to purple flowers., bracts with glandular.
Height:
To 16 inches
Habitat Description: Found in rich soil in canyons.
Plant Communities:
Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 6000 - 8000 feet
Color:
White to purple
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Not determined
Description:
Flowers star-shaped (5-petaled) in 5-flowered clusters that are then organized into larger clusters. Flowers open from the edge of clusters inward.
Leaf Color:
Bright green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves without stems, oblong and toothed with minute hairs, twice as long as wide (less than 1/2 inch to 1 inch); stems to 16 inches, minutely hairy.
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Fruit has hairy ridges, topped with an irregularly cleft crown of thin, membranous scales.
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