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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial Similar Species: Physaria arizonica
General Desc:
Stems mostly 3/4 to 4 inches long, few, from flat on the ground to ascending; basal leaves in a dense rosette; flowers on short and dense stems; flower stems somewhat spike-like; petals longer than sepals, sometimes nearly twice as long.
Identification notes: Stems few from base, erect, sturdy, to 4 inches; basal leaf blades rounded, rhombic or broadly elliptic; stem leaves elliptic; flowers 4-petaled, yellow to orange; fruit sessile or with short stems, rounded apically, compressed at margins.
Height:
3/4 to 4 inches
Habitat Description: Red soil, chiprock, gypsum or chalky knolls, limestone rubble, rocky slopes and mesas.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 2500 - 7000 feet
Color:
Yellow to orange
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Mar - Aug
Description:
Spike-like condensed, lower flower stalks longer than the upper to umbrella-like, few-flowered; sepals and petals egg-shaped; petals slightly narrowed at base, margins strongly wavy, often with a shallow notch at tip.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Densely hairy, basal leaves in a dense rosette, mostly 3/4 to 1 inch long, including stems, vary from spoon-shaped to nearly round; stem leaves narrow, <3/4 inch long; lower leaves with a stem, upper leaves nearly without a stem; margins smooth.
Fruit Notes: Round, compressed with constrictions at margins or tip, 1/4 to 1/2 inch; hairy, with hairs contiguous or overlapping, often spreading; immature seeds 16 to 24 per ovary, styles (ovary to stigma) <1/4 inch, split in half when mature.
Seed Notes: Lenticular (lens-shaped) and egg-shaped in outline.
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