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 Flowers Frankie Coburn @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Leaves Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) |  Plant Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial) Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) | | | |
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Origin:
Introduced
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Erect perennial up to 2 feet tall with a thick taproot. Vigorously spreads by creeping roots. Flower clusters numerous, dense, commonly forming a white top across the summit of the plant.
Identification notes: Plants rhizomatous; fruits flattened, heart-shaped to kidney-shaped, valves net-veined; flower stems not much-elongated in fruit; flowers have 6 stamens; petals present (distinct); basal leaf blades, margins usually entire, toothed.
Height:
To 2 feet
Habitat Description: Mountain slopes, roadsides, fields, agricultural lands, stream sides, disturbed grounds, pastures, waste areas.
Plant Communities:
Disturbed Areas
Elevation: Below 10800 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Jul
Description:
Flowers in dense, branched clusters which are borne terminally on the stems. Clusters numerous, often forming a white top across the apex of the plant. Sepals 4, whitish green, to 1/8 inch long. Petals 4, white, spreading to 1/4 inch long.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
Y
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves ascending or upright, stalkless, to 3-1/2 inches long, to 1-1/2 inches wide, reduced in size up the stem, oblong to lance-shaped or egg-shaped, bases lobed, tips pointed, sometimes irregularly toothed, densely hairy. Stems multiple from base.
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: A short, indehiscent pod (silicle), to 1/8 inch long, to 1/4 inch wide, nearly spherical, tip pointed, base heart-shaped, somewhat flattened, hairless or nearly so, evenly divided into two valves.
Seed Notes: Seeds one per chamber, round.
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