Small subshrub, woody, bare stemmed 1/4 of plant high; rounded flower clusters at ends of branches, white to pink to pinkish-purple. Rare and localized, known only from the Verde River Valley of Yavapai County.
Subshrubs; stems densely hairy, woody above ground, many branched from base, tends to branch in 2s; leaves narrow, very hairy on upper surface; flowers not stemmed, in round clusters, white to pink to pinkish-purple; bracts 5-toothed, protruding stamens.
Habitat
Gravelly or rocky slopes of lacustrine (deposits made in lake beds) silt, mixed grasslands, chaparral and oak-woodlands.
Flower Characteristics
Flower clusters at ends of branches, white to pink to pinkish-purple, smooth; 3 bracts, scalelike; tepals in pair of whorls, those of outer whorl rounded, 1/16 inch wide, those of inner whorl narrower; stamens slightly protruding, 1/16 inch long.
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Stems spreading to erect, woody, densely hairy; bare stems to 1/4 height of plant; branches in 2s. Narrow leaves, 1/4 to 1/2 inch long, densely hairy upper surface, margins rolled back towards underside, basal and bundled or single on stems.
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Light brown achenes, 1/16 inch, smooth, except for projecting beak.