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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Light green leaves have a wide white band along their edges, margins curved up; leaves grow densely, in a rosette around the base and in whorls or opposite pairs along the stems; may have 1 stem or several.
Identification notes: Perennial herb; 1 or few hairless stems from taproot; leaves white-margined, in dense basal rosette, whorled on lower stem, opposite above; stout stem branches spread to support numerous greenish-white or greenish-yellow flowers; petal tips are pointed.
Height:
6 to 22 inches
Habitat Description: Grassland, desert scrub, pinyon-juniper and ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 4500 - 7000 feet
Color:
Greenish-white, greenish-yellow
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Sep
Description:
Elongated clusters of flowers at top of stems; each flower has 4 pointed petals 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, darker green at the tips, with purple dots; 4 stamens tipped with large anthers and a central ovary.
Leaf Color:
Light green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves in dense basal rosette and on stems, whorled 4 to 6 per node on lower stem, opposite above, all with white leather-like, smooth or wavy margins; rosette leaves lance-like to oval, 2-3/4 to 4-3/4 inches long.
Fruit Color: Dark Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules, about 1/2 inch long.
Seed Notes: Black, egg-shaped, wrinkled, 1/4 inch long.
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