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 Leaves and flowers Max Licher @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:
Annual
General Desc:
Starts from a low cluster of leaves; becomes tall and upright, or branched, shrubby in form. The entire plant is sticky (glandular) and often looks dirty; old stems white with hairs.
Identification notes: Annual herb. Oval leaves near base of the plant become elongated and narrow higher on the stem, not clasping. Erect, bright green, glossy, hairy stems. Tubular white or greenish-white flowers; sepals triangular and shorter than the flower tube.
Height:
2 to 5 feet
Habitat Description: Washes, sandy slopes, roadsides, and along fields.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 1000 - 7500 feet
Color:
White to greenish-white
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
May - Oct
Description:
White to greenish-white, slightly trumpet-shaped or tubular flowers in clusters at the end of stem and along the stem where leaves meet the stem. Flower funnel-shaped, tinged with green near throat, glandular-hairy.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
Y
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
Y
Leaf Description:
Lower leaves spear-shaped with smooth edges and pale midribs; upper leaves narrow and smaller, similar bristles; all leaves are hairy. Leaf stem and midrib on the underside have short, bristly hairs. Glandular and hairy throughout.
Fruit Color: Reddish-brown
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule ovoid, pointed at the tip, 1/3 inch long.
Seed Notes: Numerous irregular to kidney-shaped brown seeds.
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