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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
A low, semi-erect fleshy plant with narrow, cylindrical leaves and coppery orange flowers that open in the morning and close by midday.
Identification notes: Conspicuous long white hairs in leaf axils and inflorescense and copper-colored petals distinguish this from other Portulacaceae sp.
Height:
1 foot
Habitat Description: Rocky slopes, flats, grasslands, roadsides, sandy or gravelly soils along streams.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian, Disturbed Areas
Elevation: 3000 - 6900 feet
Color:
Orange, brownish-orange, copper
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Sep
Description:
Blooms spring to late summer. The flowers are up to 1 inch across and have 5 fan-shaped, notch-tipped petals with dark reddish-orange at their base.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are needle-like, succulent, round in cross-section, and up to 1 inch long. The erect stems are succulent. Stems are hairy at the leaf nodes and in the inflorescences.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Seed Notes: Seeds are black with a row of small bumps along one side and sometimes iridescent.
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