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Plants most often occur in or near washes |
Sometimes plants are found on mountain hillsides |
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Dried plants during summer and winter |
Dried plants during summer and winter |
Dried plants during summer and winter |
Dried plants during summer and winter |
Stem structure: twigs occur at right angles (useful for ID without leaves) |
Stem structure: twigs occur at right angles (useful for ID without leaves) |
Stem structure: twigs occur at right angles (useful for ID without leaves) |
Stem structure: twigs occur at right angles (useful for ID without leaves) |
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Leaves are opposite |
Leaves are opposite |
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Two flower buds and a developing fruit |
Flower emerges from urn-shaped perianth (arrows) |
Flower emerges from urn-shaped perianth (arrows) |
Flower emerges from urn-shaped perianth |
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Mexican Bladdersage blooming in November |
Mexican Bladdersage blooming in November |
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Developing paperbags |
Developing paperbags |
Ripening paperbags |
Ripening paperbags |
Four developing seeds inside a paperbag |
Four developing seeds inside a paperbag |
Three developing seeds inside a paperbag |
Three developing seeds inside a paperbag |
Four ripe seeds (the maximum number) inside a paperbag |
Four ripe seeds (the maximum number) inside a paperbag |
Three ripe seeds inside a paperbag |
Three ripe seeds inside a paperbag |
Three ripe seeds inside a paperbag |
Only two ripe seeds inside a paperbag |