Scientific Family
Hydrophyllaceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Annual
Height
5 inches
Riparian
No
A small annual with erect but slender stems that repeatly fork into pairs.
Small annual, flower parts in 5, united (funnelform), bisexual and in angles of branches, hairy.
Habitat
Found mainly in Coconino County in our area but documented in Yavapai County in Bradshaw mountains.
Plant Community
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
5500
High elevation
7000
Flower Characteristics
Corolla (petals) only slightly exceeds the calyx (sepals). Has 5 united petals. Inflorescence of a few flowers opens from the center of
terminal ends outward.
Flower color
Purple
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
August
Last bloom month
September
Flower clusters
Other
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves are up to 1/2 inch long and less than 1/4 inch wide. Leaves can be clustered at the terminal ends of stems.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Narrow
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Fruit type
Other
Seeds are deeply and regularly pitted with a honeycomb structure separated by thin partitions.