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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual
General Desc:
This is an annual herb with a slender, rough-haired stem, generally upright to erect in form.
Identification notes: Nutlets are linear or oblong; margins mostly smooth; the four nutlets are essentially alike and do not curve backward; teeth on the margin of the nutlet are evidently joined.
Height:
10 inches
Habitat Description: Found in open sandy/gravelly soils, on rocky slopes, in washes, and along roadsides.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 5000 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Feb - May
Description:
The inflorescence is a series of flowers, each on a curved pedicel.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
The small, pointed linear leaves are alternately arranged, widely spaced along the stem, and bristly. The stem is erect, slender, and covered with rough hairs.
Fruit Color: Green
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: The fruit is an array of four flattened nutlets, lined with thin teeth.
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