Basal leaves with erect, leafless flower stems. Stems and leaves are covered with tufts of soft, tangled hairs.
Flowers white to pink or pale yellow, outer perianth lobes (petals and sepals) narrowly fan-shaped; flower clusters generally sparsely branched, branches not inwardly curved; fruit about 1/16 inch. Leaves basal.
Habitat
Sandy to gravelly washes, flats, and slopes. Roadsides. Mesquite-grassland. Chaparral communities. Pinyon and/or juniper woodlands.
Flower Characteristics
Flowers are small, about 1/16 inch wide, and emerge along the plant stems without peduncles (flower stalks). Flowers start out white to pink or pale yellow, then pink to red in age.
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Basal leaves are 3/16 to 3/4 inches wide, rounded to heart-shaped. The flower stems are leafless.
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Achenes are triangular and about 1/16 inch in size.