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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Annual Similar Species: Spermolepis echinata
General Desc:
Hairy annual, stems erect and branching; leaves alternate, on stems, pinnately divided, segments narrow to thread-like; flowers white, small, slightly bilateral in leaf axils and terminal rounded clusters (umbels) that have 2 to 5 leaf-like bracts.
Identification notes: Stems long; leaves few, delicate, divided into narrow to thread-like divisions; flowers white in leafy compound, sometimes simple umbels (rounded clusters of flower stalks arise from a common center), stalks point upward; seeds have hooked bristles.
Height:
To 16 inches
Habitat Description: Grassy slopes, amid chaparral and woodlands.
Plant Communities:
Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands, Pinyon Juniper Woodland
Elevation: Below 4500 feet
Color:
White
Shape:
Irregular in round clusters
Tubular:
N
Flowering Period:
Feb - May
Description:
Flowers in axillary and terminal compound umbels (flower stems radiate from central point), occasionally simple umbels, umbels have 4 to 5 leaf-like bracts; secondary umbels with 1 to 5 leaf-like bractlets; flowers small, rounded petals, narrowed tips.
Leaf Color:
Bright green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Pinnatifid
Leaf Margin:
Dissected
Leaf Attachment:
Alternate
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves and stems
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Alternate, on stems, pinnately (compound leaf with leaflets along a central stem) divided, blade to 2-1/2 inches long, oblong to ovate in outline, divisions narrow to thread-like; on >2-1/2 inch stems.
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Notes: Capsule splitting into 2 single seeded chambers.
Seed Notes: Seeds have hooked bristles.
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