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 Flower Grapevine CanyonSue Smith |  Leaves Little Thumb ButteSue Smith |  Leaf Little Thumb ButteSue Smith |  Plant - spring Grapevine CanyonSue Smith | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Low growing, creeping perennial with shiny green, heart-shaped, lobed leaves, mostly basal. Yellow flowers have 5 petals and 5 sepals and are to 1/2 inch wide. A green, oblong seed head rises to 1/2 inch from the center of the flower.
Identification notes: Perennial. Roots fibrous with long slender stolons that root at the nodes. Leaves all basal; leaf blades nearly circular, with margins of very small, low, rounded teeth, not parted or cleft. Flower petals yellow.
Height:
To 6 inches
Habitat Description: Grows in muddy sites of bogs, marshes, stream banks, and pools; often saline.
Plant Communities:
Riparian
Elevation: 3000 - 8000 feet
Color:
Yellow, yellowish-green
Shape:
Regular not in clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
May - Sep
Description:
Flowers are yellow with 5 petals, 5 sepals and an oval, green seed head that rises to 1/2 inch long from the center.
Leaf Color:
Green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Triangular
Leaf Margin:
Toothed
Leaf Attachment:
Basal
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
No
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves are shiny green, heart-shaped to nearly circular, with margins of rounded teeth.
Fruit Color: Tan
Fruit Type: Achene
Fruit Notes: Dry seed in a short, cylindrical cluster to 1/2 inch long.
Seed Notes: Seeds are oblong and ribbed, with a short, straight beak.
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