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 Flowers Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  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) |  Fruit Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Biennial or annual Similar Species: Lesquerella fendleri
General Desc:
A low bushy erect, spreading, or prostrate plant which can be annual, perennial, or biennial.
Identification notes: Short-lived plant which has several slender stems that lie on the ground, turning up at the tips. Unlike Lesquerella fendleri, it is not tufted and has a more open appearance.
Height:
4 to 14 inches
Habitat Description: Prefers rocky or sandy soils on desert flats, plains, or mesas. Scarce on sandy loam.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: Below 7000 feet
Color:
Yellow
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Feb - May
Description:
Flowers have 4 rounded petals.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Lobed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Basal leaves are spoon shaped and may be lobed while the stem leaves are narrow and smooth.
Fruit Color: Reddish-brown
Fruit Type: Pod
Fruit Notes: Spherical inflated pods have dual chambers and slender pointed tips.
Seed Notes: There are several flattened, fan shaped seeds in each half of the pod.
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