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 Plant Eugene Sturla @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
Small cup-like flowers on erect reddish stem with few leaves.
Identification notes: Stem generally erect; leaves generally linear to lance-shaped, tapering to a point. Stigma not exserted beyond anthers; petals generally less than 1/2 inch. These plants are highly variable.
Height:
To 3 feet
Habitat Description: Open areas, near moist areas, grassy or shrubby places.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Riparian
Elevation: 100 - 4500 feet
Color:
Pink, purple, wine-red
Shape:
Other not in clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Apr - May
Description:
Fan-shaped with 4 petals, less than 1 inch long. Shades of pink, purple or magenta; often with streaks of pink or red in the middle.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Erect, reddish stem. Few lance-shaped leaves; hairless to densely covered with short, soft hairs.
Fruit Color: Seeds are brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: The fruits are hairy, short-beaked, ribbed capsules, up to 1-1/4 inches in length, and are rounded or angled in cross-section.
Seed Notes: Mature seeds are brown.
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