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 Leaves Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Perennial herb, erect to sprawling. Somewhat shrubby, slightly woody at the base.
Identification notes: Leaves linear to lance-shaped with attachment at narrower end, tapering to a point; flower cluster open, branches longer, spreading, corolla purple or brown; plants not dioecious; hairs of fruit straight, soft, white; fruits conspicuously hairy.
Height:
6 to 24 inches
Habitat Description: Shady, rocky canyons, pinyon-pine woodland.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3000 - 8500 feet
Color:
Red to purplish-brown
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Oct
Description:
Tiny flowers have 3 or 4 red or pink petals per flower and may be bisexual or unisexual on individual plants.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Whorl
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
The leaves are present in whorls of four at the nodes.
Fruit Color: Green to brown
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Tiny nutlets are covered with long, straight hairs.
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