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 Leaves Willow Dells TrSue Smith |  Young plant - spring Bloody Basin RdSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow Dells TrSue Smith | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Forms a low mat with slender stems up to 10 inches long. Has many tiny white flower-like cups which contain many simple flowers.
Identification notes: Perennial of trailing stems. Leaves opposite, round to oblong, smooth margined, red dot in the center; membranous scale at base of the leaves. Fused bracts form a cup which surrounds many flowers. Glands in flower cup do not have petal-like appendages.
Height:
Prostrate to 10 inches
Habitat Description: Open areas in deserts, arid grassland, pinyon juniper woodlands and ponderosa forests.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 7500 feet
Color:
White, red
Shape:
Regular not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Apr - Nov
Description:
Structures looking like individual flowers are fused white bracts that form a cup. Within the cup there is a ring of inconspicuous male flowers each having a single stamen. A single petal-less stalked female flower protrudes from the center.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Up to 3/8 inch roundish leaves grow on slender stems up to 10 inches long, branching from a central point. The leaves are often edged in white. Stems have milky sap.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules are about 1/16 inch, smooth, 3-chambered; chambers are angled on the back.
Seed Notes: Seeds are up to 1/16 inch, oblong, 4-angled, oblong, smooth and whitish.
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