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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Subshrub or herbaceous perennial with leafless flower stems 2 to 6 inches long, sprawling or mat-like, can be tufted; leaves narrower at their base, 1/16 to 3/16 inch long, strongly rolled under and less than 1/16 inch wide.
Identification notes: Stems mat-like or tufted, not woody above ground; leaves and stems grayish-green, leaves densely hairy on underside; head-like clusters of white flowers; floral bracts without hairs or sparsely hairy; dry one-seeded fruit is not conspicuously winged.
Height:
To 27 inches
Habitat Description: Found on sandy clay flats and slopes on edge of sandstone outcrops, in pinyon pine and oak-juniper woodlands.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 3500 - 6500 feet
Color:
White, reddish stripe
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - Jun
Description:
Flowers about 3/16 inch wide; petals and sepals fused proximal, median reddish stripe on petals and sepals, outer whorl nearly spherical, inner whorl broadly rounded, 1/16 inch wide; stamens 3/16 inch long, extend beyond the flowers, filaments hairy.
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:
Leaves alternate or whorled, narrower at their base, 1/16 to 3/16 inch long and up to 1/16 inch wide, dense white hairs below, sparsely hairy to very hairy below with margins rolled under, stems hairy.
Fruit Color: Light brown
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Fruits 1/16 inch long with smooth and hairless surfaces.
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