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 Leaf Willow LakeSue Smith |  Fiower Willow LakeSue Smith |  Leaf attachment Willow LakeSue Smith |  Plant - summer Willow LakeSue Smith |  Plant - young Willow LakeSue Smith | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Biennial or perennial
General Desc:
A tall, erect, usually unbranched stem with large, showy, yellow flowers clustered along the stem. The plant forms a basal rosette of leaves the first year. It sends up a long leafy stem and blooms during the second year.
Identification notes: Stems tall up to 5 feet, often red. Leaf flat, not crinkled. Petals yellow, 1 to 2 inches long, open late afternoon, aging orange-red. Tubes below the petals are 1 to 2 inches long. Fruit cylindrical, not winged; seeds sharply angeled.
Height:
To 5 feet
Habitat Description: Found along streams, in meadows, rocky slopes or scree, or in other disturbed habitats.
Plant Communities:
Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3500 - 9000 feet
Color:
Yellow, orange-red
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Jul - Oct
Description:
Yellow flowers are up to 2 inches and consist of 4 broad, heart-shaped yellow petals; sepals up to 1/4 inch long, yellowish-green, red-striped or flushed. Flowers open in the late afternoon, becoming orange-red the following day, closing by noon.
Leaf Color:
Dull green to grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal and alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Dull to gray-green, white veined, lance-shaped, 1-1/2 to 9 inches long, up to 3/4 inch wide, narrower at the stem, margin toothed to almost smooth, sparse to dense stiff hairs. First year leaves form a rosette 4 to 16 inches long, to 1-1/2 inches wide.
Fruit Color: Tan
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsules 3/4 to 2-1/2 inches long, tapering upward, narrowly lance-shaped. They start out green turning to tan.
Seed Notes: Seeds are pitted, reddish-brown in 2 rows in each cell.
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