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 Basal leaves Mingus MtnSue Smith |  Leaves Mingus MtnSue Smith |  Plant - summer Mingus MtnSue Smith | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Woody base, erect to slightly spreading flowering stems and mostly basal leaves. Stems spreading to erect, very hairy, rarely without hairs.
Identification notes: Subshrub, base woody, spreading to erect stems; leaves basal, oval, very hairy. Flowers white to pink, dark pink ribs on back of petals. Sepals cream colored or pink and hairy. Flowers in loose spikelike clusters along upper half of gray, smooth stems.
Height:
To 2 feet
Habitat Description: Grasslands, sandy to gravelly flats and slopes, oak and pinyon-juniper woodlands, coniferous forests.
Plant Communities:
Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 4500 - 9000 feet
Color:
White to pinkish
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Oct
Description:
Flowers have dark pink ribs on backs of petals, are 1/8 inch wide and 1/4 inch long each in loose, spike-like clusters along the upper half of gray leafless flowering stems.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are mostly basal and alternate; elliptic, ovate, oval, or nearly round, 1-1/4 inches long and 3/4 inch wide, smooth on top and very hairy below. Stems are hairy and rise from a woody base.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Achenes are light brown and not winged.
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