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Origin:
Native
Life Cycle:
Perennial
General Desc:
Small, opposite, lance-like leaves are lightly flattened and form a v-shape; stems square, grayish-green to yellowish-brown, herbaceous stems (made up of cellulose) or woody; small rounded flower clusters.
Identification notes: Subshrub, stems grayish-green to yellowish-brown, square, maybe woody; leaves lance-like, opposite, lightly pressed to stems, leaf pairs form v-shape; flowers small, in round clusters, pale pink or white, purple spotted, 2-lipped, tubular, slightly hairy.
Height:
6 to 14 inches
Habitat Description: Found on rocky ledges and canyon bottoms in desert scrub and chaparral communities.
Plant Communities:
Desert Scrub, Interior Chaparral, Semidesert Grasslands
Elevation: 2000 - 4000 feet
Color:
Pale pink, white, purple spots
Shape:
Regular in round clusters
Tubular:
Y
Flowering Period:
Mar - Oct
Description:
Pale pink or white with purple spots; 2-lipped with tubular throats; each flower very small in clusters in rounded heads; corollas 1/2 to 3/4 inch long; fine soft hairs on surface, calyx half the length of the corolla; flowers at the end of branch stem.
Leaf Color:
Grayish-green
Leaf Type:
Simple
Leaf Shape:
Narrow
Leaf Margin:
Smooth
Leaf Attachment:
Opposite
Leaves Clasp:
N
Hairs:
Leaves
Spines:
N
Leaf Description:
Leaves opposite to whorled; lance-like, 1/16 inch long and 1/2 inch wide; margins smooth; moderate to dense soft hairs on surface; blades with noticeable, light green veins beneath; leaves tend to reduce in size from the mid-stems to the tips.
Fruit Color: Brown or yellowish-brown
Fruit Type: Nutlet
Fruit Notes: Oval to oblong; to 1/16 inch long; surfaces brown or tan with black spots.
Seed Notes: Very small.
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