Plant
Form: Low, rounded shrub with
many branches emerging from
the ground and radiating up and outward. The stems
generally are crooked and divided.
Height: Generally less than knee-high (about 1.5 feet);
maximum about 2 feet.
Leaves: 3/4 inch long; light colored
(smoke colored) due to dense,
short, light-colored hairs. Pinnately divided several times. Leaves
present only after rain.
Flowers: greenish; no petals; about
1/8 inch wide. Flowers on a terminal spike. Blooms spring to fall.
Seeds:
Fruits 1/4-inch long, spiny
(not hooked).
Elevation: up to about 3,000 ft. |