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Morphology
- Stem
- Decumbent to erect, simple or branched, glandular-pubescent, sticky.
- Leaves
- Opposite, simple; petiole .4 to 1.6 inch; blade lanceolate-ovate to elliptic, .4 to 2.4 inches long, .2 to 1 inch wide; base tapered to truncate, margins entire to wavy, apex obtuse to acute, surfaces sticky-pubescent.
- Inflorescence
- Head-like clusters, 5-15-flowered, axillary, dense; bracts usually 5, distinct, green or papery, lanceolate to ovate, .12 to .35 inch long, .04 to .12 inch wide, apex obtuse to acute; receptacle flat to somewhat conic. Pedicels peg-like on receptacle.
- Flower
- Perianth funnelform to salverform, tube green to pink, .25 to .7 inch, limb green to pink, .12 to .2 inch wide; stamens (3-)4-5; pistil 1; style 1; stigma 1, linear.
- Fruit
- .2 to .8 inch long, .2 to .8 inch wide, spongy, with prominently veined, translucent wings contiguous across fruit apices and bases, wings 2-4. Achenes brown, obovoid, .25 to .28 inch.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Sandsage prairies
- Distribution
- Hamilton, Haskell and Kearney Counties, Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Tripterocalyx, three and wing, alluding to the perianth.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae - Four-o'clock Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 2-16 inches
- Origin
- Native
- Last Updated
- 2021-10-03
Color Groups
Pink, Red & Orange Wildflowers
Flowering Period
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Blooms: May, June, July, August