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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Small sepals with slender, thread-like lobes usually remain, this helps in identification during winter months, otherwise, look for low-growing, gnarly growth-habit and woody stems.
Identification notes: Woody stems, tap-rooted; leaves narrow, deciduous; flower tube to 3/4 inch, petals sometimes notched at tip, petals spread at end of the tube, bright pink to reddish-purple; styles exceed sepals; flowers borne in clusters of 2 to 3, stalks glandular.
Height:
3 to 9-3/4 inches
Habitat Description: Found in open sites, coniferous forest and woodlands.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 3500 - 8000 feet
Color:
Pink to reddish-purple
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Mar - Jun
Description:
Flowers in groups of 2 to 3 on individual stems; stalks glandular; 1/2 to 3/4 inch tubes; lobes 1/4 to 1/2 inch long; petals somewhat notched; stamens inserted on the upper tube; stigmas within the stamens.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Opposite, linear to narrowly oblong; 3/4 to 2 inches long, 1/16 to 1/2 inch wide; short, elongated and taper-pointed to blunt at the tips; blades thick, flat; margins entire; upper leaves glandular with long soft hairs.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule splits open lengthwise at maturity (dehiscent) to release seeds.
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