Habit, in bloom, with inch tape for scale.
Kingman, in residential area next to home of the photographer
at ca. 3500 feet.
18 March 2009.
Habitat, in yard along storage shed, same location as prior image.
The plants seemed particularly abundant where they received extra moisture from runoff from the roof of the storage shed. The most common associate in this location was Erodium cicutarium.
18 March 2009.
Inflorescence, same location as prior images.
18 March 2009.
Habit, same location as prior images.
18 March 2009.
Flowers, same plant as prior images.
18 March 2009.
Detail of stamens with blue pollen and white stigmas, same flower as in prior image.
Also note dark purple spots in throat, and yellow pigment deeper in throat.
18 March 2009.
Flowers, same as seen in prior two images.
18 March 2009.
Basal leaves, forming a rosette and continuing more sparsely up the stem.
Same plant as in prior image.
18 March 2009.
Stem leaf and detail of stems.
Same plant as in prior image.
18 March 2009.
Stem detail.
Same plant as in prior image.
18 March 2009.
Basal leaf detail.
Same plant as in prior images.
18 March 2009.
Basal rosettes.
These plants are in a little drier spot than prior images; same general location.
18 March 2009.
Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann
This page created 20 March 2009; last revised 11 April 2009.
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