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 Leaves and flowers Max Licher @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) |  Plant Patrick Alexander @http://swbiodiversity.org, Usage Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) | | | | |
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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Tufted (bunched) perennial, growing from cluster of fleshy white roots with compact basal winter rosettes that grow out to slender erect or ascending stems 2 to 8 inches tall. Flowers in rounded clusters, center flowers opening first.
Identification notes: Basal leaves minutely hairy, to 1/8 inch wide, upper narrower, tips rounded; rounded clusters of 10 to 27 flowers; flowers white sometimes tinged with pink or purple, 5 petals widely spreading, narrow, pointed; sepals erect to spreading.
Height:
2 to 8 inches
Habitat Description: Found on rocks, usually in partial shade, among mosses, or in crevices and in spaces that harbor pockets of moisture.
Plant Communities:
Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 5000 - 11500 feet
Color:
White, pink or purplish
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Jun - Oct
Description:
Clusters 3/4 to 2-1/2 inches wide, often with several branches; 5 petals, 5 sepals and 5 tepals; white or pinkish; sepals unequal, narrowly oblong or linear, acute to obtuse, weakly or not spurred; petals lanceolate, sharply pointed; pistils erect.
Leaf Color:
Light green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Round or oval
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Basal leaves round to spatula-like, often with raised dots, 1/16 to 1/4 inch long, 1/8 inch wide; upper leaves gradually narrower, spatula-like to narrow or narrowly oblong, 1/4 to 3/4 inch long; light green; all leaf tips pointed to squared off.
Fruit Notes: Follicles nearly erect, distinct, abruptly narrowing to styles, pale brown.
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