Species Detail Forb

Plants and flowers		Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants Samolus valerandi - seaside brookweed Synonyms: Samolus floribundus, Samolus parviflorus, Samolus valerandi subsp. parviflorus Other Common Names: brookweed, thin-leaf brookweed, water cabbage, and water rose. Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub Family: Primulaceae
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Introduced Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Upright perennial; wetland species with erect to ascending stems, numbering 1 to several; basal leaves often in a rosette; small white flowers on long stalks.
Identification notes: Erect stems, apparent resin canals; leaves basal and on stems; stem leaves mostly alternate; blade, spatula-like to rounded, base pointed to wedge-shaped, margins usually smooth, may have rounded lobes, surfaces not hairy, sometimes obscurely glandular.Â
Height: 4 to 32 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Streams, seeps, springs and in moist meadow.
Plant Communities: Riparian
Elevation: 3000 - 5000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: White Shape: Regular in elongated clusters Tubular: N Flowering Period: Apr - Aug
Description: Flower stems of 10 or more stalked flowers; flowers white; short triangular sepals, 1/16 inch long; shallowly lobed; oblong to oval flowers about 1/8 inch long, with 5 lobes; 5 sterile stamens opposite the sepals, ovary partly below petal bases.

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Green Leaf Type: Simple Leaf Shape: Round or oval Leaf Margin: Smooth Leaf Attachment: Basal and alternate Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Stems Spines: Y
Leaf Description: Stem leaves 3/4 to 5 inches long; crowded to overlapping; leaves at base without stems; blades spatula-like to rounded, margins smooth.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Valvate (opening by valves; meeting without overlapping); dry and splits open when ripe.


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