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 Flowers Near Kirkland JunctionSue Smith |  Leaves Near Kirkland JunctionSue Smith |  Plant - spring Near Kirkland JunctionSue Smith | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Forb or subshrub, 20 to 40 inches tall, stems smooth, covered with whitish or bluish waxy coating.
Identification notes: Leaves toothed with upper leaves fused entirely around stem. Flower stalk leafy throughout. Petals, pink or purple, nearly regular with tube twice as long as sepals, throat of petals moderately enlarged without hairs at the lower lip.
Height:
20 to 40 inches
Habitat Description: Found in gravelly, dry soils in desert washes, canyon floors, among creosote scrub and pinyon-juniper woodlands.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 2000 - 7000 feet
Color:
Pink or purple
Shape:
Irregular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Apr - Jun
Description:
Stalk 4 to 20 inches. Sepals gland-like, barely covered in short hairs, 1/8 to 1/4 inch long, lobes egg-shaped, gradually taper to a point. Petals pink or purple with yellowish tube, dark lines in the throat, 3/4 to 1 inch long, lobes spreading backwards.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Triangular
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
Y
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Stems 20 to 40 inches tall, slender, smooth throughout. Leaves thin, saw-like toothed; basal leaves egg-shaped, up to 3 inches long; lower leaves mostly lance-shaped and attached directly to the stem; the upper leaves are fused around the stem.
Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Oval brown capsule, 1/2 inch long, held by persistent cup-shaped bracts on short stalks. Dividing at maturity between chambers.
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