Species Detail Forb

Flower Willow Dells Tr - Sue Smith		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Linanthus aureus - yellow linanthus Synonyms: Leptosiphon aureus, Linanthus aureus Other Common Names: Golden linanthus, desert gold Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Polemoniaceae
Flower Willow Dells Tr - Sue Smith


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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native Life Cycle: Annual
General Desc: A small spindly plant, usually with 3 branches at a fork and pale to deep yellow, funnel-shaped flowers on very slender stalks.
Identification notes: Glandular annual with slender erect stems. Leaves mostly opposite, simple or palmately divided. Funnel-shaped yellow flowers with 5 lobes and dark golden-orange centers are borne along elongated stems, flower stems to 3/16 inches. Fruit is a capsule.
Height: To 6 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Dry plains and mesas and oak woodlands.
Plant Communities: Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: 2000 - 6000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Golden yellow Shape: Regular not in clusters Tubular: Y Flowering Period: Mar - Jun
Description: Funnel-shaped, upright golden yellow flower with a bright orange center.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Narrow Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Whorl Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: No Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves divide into 3 to 7 linear pointed lobes that are up to 1/4 inch long and needle-like that form a ring around the stem at well-spaced intervals.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule is round.
Seed Notes: 1 to several seeds borne in each cell of the seed capsule.


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