Scientific Family
Solanaceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
8 to 36 inches
Riparian
No
Erect or spreading perennial; creeping rhizomes; sticky-hairy plant with short, glandular hairs and slender, spreading hairs; leaf blades round to heart-shaped; bearing 1 stalked, bell-shaped, yellowish flower with a purplish-brown center.
Perennial, creeping rhizomes, stems usually branched from the base; leaf blades mostly 2 inches long or more, usually coarsely toothed, rounded to heart-shaped; herbage with short glandular hairs and long flat hairs; flowers yellowish, purple near center.
Habitat
Dry upland woods or sandy soil, clearings, prairies, and is found in cultivated and fallow fields, along roadsides and railroads.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Disturbed Areas
Desert Scrub
Low elevation
4000
High elevation
7000
Flower Characteristics
Flowers usually solitary, hanging down; 5 petals, sepals, or tepals; petals or sepals are fused into cup; lobes triangular, margins straight or slightly curved inward; corolla yellowish, bell-shaped, purplish-brown near center, 3/4 inch wide; 5 stamens.
Flower color
Yellowish, purplish-brown
Flower shape
Bell-shaped
Tubular
Yes
First bloom month
June
Last bloom month
October
Flower clusters
None
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Alternate; 1 leaf per node along the stem; leaf blades round to heart-shaped; usually coarsely toothed, mostly 2-1/2 inches long; pedicels 1/2 inch at flowering, to 1 inch in fruit.
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf color
Green
Leaf shape
Triangular
Leaf margin
Toothed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
Leaves & stems
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Enlarged and inflated bladders around the fruit, usually completely enclosing the berry.
Fruit type
Berry-like